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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... murder investigation . There is apparently evidence that the fire was started deliberately . And at once the hints ... murders ' . There has been an attempt by councillors to divide and rule : they offered to rehouse the families ...
... murder investigation . There is apparently evidence that the fire was started deliberately . And at once the hints ... murders ' . There has been an attempt by councillors to divide and rule : they offered to rehouse the families ...
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... murder ' . Murder is different in South Africa , Malan says . In most parts of the world , murder is an intimate crime ; killers and victims are usually well known to each other . In South Africa , murder is a relationship of strangers ...
... murder ' . Murder is different in South Africa , Malan says . In most parts of the world , murder is an intimate crime ; killers and victims are usually well known to each other . In South Africa , murder is a relationship of strangers ...
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... murder . Friends betray friends , sisters betray sisters ; corpses rise up and accuse their wives of poisoning them ... murdered by whites sparking revenge - murders by blacks . Meanwhile , at the UN building , there's a demonstration ...
... murder . Friends betray friends , sisters betray sisters ; corpses rise up and accuse their wives of poisoning them ... murdered by whites sparking revenge - murders by blacks . Meanwhile , at the UN building , there's a demonstration ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
IMAGINARY HOMELANDS 9 | 9 |
IN MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN | 22 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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