Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - GoodreadsI read "Commonwealth Literature Does Not Exist," "Hobson-Jobson," "Is Nothing Sacred?" and "Why I have Embraced Islam." I must say, I actually prefer reading Rushdie's essays to reading his fiction ...
Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - Indiabookstore - Goodreads“The word 'translation' comes, etymologically, from the Latin for 'bearing across'. Having been borne across the world, we are translated men.” Salman Rushdie compares migration to translation- some ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - Laurent - GoodreadsA critical, at times poignant analyses about religion, Indian-Pakistani politics, multiculturality, the role of literature and the works of several great writers. definitively worth a read, even if you're only interested in some of those topics. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - Patrick McCoy - GoodreadsImaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991 by Salman Rushdie: this is an excellent collection of mostly short pieces about a variety of subjects. From politics to religion to literature ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - Rasika Saikia - GoodreadsMy favorite quote, "The word 'translation' comes, etymologically, from the Latin for 'bearing across'. Having been borne across the world, we are translated men. It is normally supposed that something ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - Thom Dunn - GoodreadsHis review of the Attenborough film, Ghandi together with his notes on Satyajit Ray most enlightening. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - Andrés - GoodreadsMr Rushdie loves ideas and literature, which is his strength. He tends to believe too strongly in his objective leftism, a contradiction if ever there was one, and this is his weakness. His thoughts ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
Avis d'utilisateur - GoodreadsIMAGINARY HOMELANDS is a collection of Salman Rushdie's writings from 1981 to 1991. They include essays, book reviews, interviews, and random musings dating from the beginning of his popularity after ...