East, West
In these nine stories Salman Rushdie looks at what happens when East meets West, at the forces that pull his characters first in one direction, then the other. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters describing his film star career in Bombay; a mispronunciation leads to...
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In these nine stories Salman Rushdie looks at what happens when East meets West, at the forces that pull his characters first in one direction, then the other. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters describing his film star career in Bombay; a mispronunciation leads to romance and an unusual courtship in sixties London; two childhood friends turned diplomats live out fantasies hatched by Star Trek; and Christopher Columbus dreams of consummating his relationship with Queen Isabella. The stories in East, West show the extraordinary range and power of Salman Rushdie's writing.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099533016 (0099533014)
Publish date: January 1998
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Delightful, bite-sized Rushdie. I would even recommend starting here, or with Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Nine short stories told by Master Storyteller Salman Rushdie. Rushdie takes us to the dusty streets of Bombay (or wherever), to Shakespearean England, Rennaissance Spain, and magical fu...
Możliwe, że zacząłem od niewłaściwej pozycji i tym bardziej nie powinienem oceniać autora, którego spotykam po raz pierwszy. Na pewno nie mogę mieć żadnych zastrzeżeń do języka – bogatego, finezyjnego, przepełnionego dygresjami i aluzjami. Styl może się podobać bardziej lub mniej – na pewno jest co ...
Interesting short stories.
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