Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020
Author: Rushdie, Salman
ISBN: 9781529111996
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2023
Pages: 368
Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 26mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
A collection of the finest essays by the 'Best of the Booker' winner, following on from his much-acclaimed STEP ACROSS THIS LINE
From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and culture.
'One of the greatest writers of our age' Neil Gaiman
Across a wide variety of subjects, Rushdie delves into the nature of storytelling as a deeply human need and what emerges is a love letter to literature itself. Throughout, he shares his personal encounters, on the page and in person, with storytellers from Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and revels in the creative lines that can join art and life. Rushdie considers, too, the nature of truth and looks afresh at migration, multiculturalism and censorship.
'Essential reading... Powerful' Financial Times
'Rushdie is vital, expansive, the critic as storyteller, championing his subjects with gusto' TLS
ISBN: 9781529111996
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2023
Pages: 368
Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 26mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
A collection of the finest essays by the 'Best of the Booker' winner, following on from his much-acclaimed STEP ACROSS THIS LINE
From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and culture.
'One of the greatest writers of our age' Neil Gaiman
Across a wide variety of subjects, Rushdie delves into the nature of storytelling as a deeply human need and what emerges is a love letter to literature itself. Throughout, he shares his personal encounters, on the page and in person, with storytellers from Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and revels in the creative lines that can join art and life. Rushdie considers, too, the nature of truth and looks afresh at migration, multiculturalism and censorship.
'Essential reading... Powerful' Financial Times
'Rushdie is vital, expansive, the critic as storyteller, championing his subjects with gusto' TLS
