Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie

Joseph Anton

Salman Rushdie

636 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie received a telephone call from a BBC journalist who told the author that he had been “sentenced to death” by the Ayatollah Khomeini. It was the first time Rushdie heard the word fatwa. His crim...

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Community Reviews Summary of 358 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 66%
challenging 50%
tense 50%
dark 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
informative 16%
sad 16%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Average rating

3.58

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