Salman Rushdie

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Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

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Topic

Inflection points

Author

Salman Rushdie

Source

Midnight's Children

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Rushdie, Salman. "Perforated Sheet." Midnight's Children. Jonathan Cape, 1981, bk. 1.

The empire writes back with a vengeance.

Salman Rushdie

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Topic

Post-colonial literature

Author

Salman Rushdie

Source

The Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Rushdie, Salman. "The Empire Writes Back with a Vengeance." Times, 3 July 1982.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

Salman Rushdie

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Topic

Freedom of speech and expression Offensive speech

Author

Salman Rushdie

Source

Weekend Guardian

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rushdie, Salman."In Good Faith." The Guardian, 10 Feb. 1990.

But it’s a resilient place, the world, and its beauty is still astonishing, and as for the mess we’ve made, you can change it, and I believe you’re going to.

Salman Rushdie

Read this speech at time.com

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Topic

Changing the world The world Progress

Speaker

Salman Rushdie

Source

2015 Emory commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Rushdie, Salman. "Keynote Address." Commencement. 19 May 2015, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Facts are slippery. The truth is imperfect. Fiction recognizes that.

Salman Rushdie

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Topic

Truth vs. fiction Truth Literature

Speaker

Salman Rushdie

Source

Harvard Business Review

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Rushdie, Salman. Interviewed by Alison Beard. Harvard Business Review, Sept. 2015.

Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.

Salman Rushdie

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Topic

Literature

Speaker

Salman Rushdie

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rushdie, Salman. "Is Nothing Sacred?" Presented by Harold Pinter. 6 Feb. 1990, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK. Lecture.