Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism, 1981-1991Granta Books, 1991 - 432 pages Rushdie at his most candid, impassioned, and incisive--an important and moving record of one writer's intellectual and personal odyssey. These 75 essays demonstrate Rushdie's range and prophetic vision, as he focuses on his fellow writers, on films, and on the mine-strewn ground of race, politics and religion. |
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... ITALO CALVINO 254 STEPHEN HAWKING 262 ANDREI SAKHAROV 265 UMBERTO Eco 269 GÜNTER GRASS 273 HEINRICH BÖLL 282 SIEGFRIED LENZ 285 PETER SCHNEIDER 288 CHRISTOPH RANSMAYR 291 MAURICE SENDAK AND WILHELM GRIMM 294 10 HOME FRONT 143.
... ITALO CALVINO 254 STEPHEN HAWKING 262 ANDREI SAKHAROV 265 UMBERTO Eco 269 GÜNTER GRASS 273 HEINRICH BÖLL 282 SIEGFRIED LENZ 285 PETER SCHNEIDER 288 CHRISTOPH RANSMAYR 291 MAURICE SENDAK AND WILHELM GRIMM 294 10 HOME FRONT 143.
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... Sakharov was an innocent , unworldly figure who was manipulated by the ferociously articulate and highly motivated Elena Bonner , and Sakharov repeatedly defends her against these charges . Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in the middle ...
... Sakharov was an innocent , unworldly figure who was manipulated by the ferociously articulate and highly motivated Elena Bonner , and Sakharov repeatedly defends her against these charges . Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in the middle ...
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... Sakharov side . Ultimately , however , this book is a monument to the triumph of the human spirit over adversity . But Sakharov's victory was not complete ( perhaps no individual victories ever are ) . There are many Russians today who ...
... Sakharov side . Ultimately , however , this book is a monument to the triumph of the human spirit over adversity . But Sakharov's victory was not complete ( perhaps no individual victories ever are ) . There are many Russians today who ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
IMAGINARY HOMELANDS 9 | 9 |
IN MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN | 22 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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