Salman Rushdie: "Luka and the Fire of Life"
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-11-18/salman-rushdie-luka-and-fire-life
In 1989, the Ayatollah of Iran issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, putting him under a death sentence for writing “The Satanic Verses,” a novel deemed blasphemous to Islam. Rushdie went into hiding for decades. Partly as a way to cope with the stress, he wrote a story for his oldest son, featuring a boy on a quest to rescue his father’s lost storytelling skills. Twenty years later, he’s written a companion book for his youngest son. It's an epic adventure about the older boy’s brother quest to bring the fire of life to his dying father. Salman Rushdie talks about fathers and sons, freedom and authority, and the worlds of mythology and video games.
Guests
Salman Rushdie
Booker Prize winning author of eleven novels, including "Midnight's Children" and "The Satanic Verses."
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I am excited to read book. Wish I could write book about going to go get my father back. He became woman and it was due to trama. Wish I could have written a book that was a yellow brick road to bring him back to his self where he could move and act in the world.
I certainly hope that this book is read by the author when converted to audiobook. What a pleasure to listen to him read.
I'd heard of Salman before but knew nothing about him. It's one of the things I love about this show. I learn so much about things that no one else is talking about.
I enjoyed hearing this story and laughed at so much Salman had to say. I though this would be a great gift for my nephew. I know he doesn't want to read but it combining fantasy and video games will be enough to suck him in. I know I want to read it.
I enjoyed today's show and was quite taken with "Christina from Sterling" question to Mr. Rushdie. I thought his answer regarding Roman Polanski was not in line with his comments about his son, and boys growing up.
Even if it was years ago and Polanski is an old man, what a disgrace of his character. It does not jive for me that Mr. Rushdie be so accepting of Polanski for his lack of judgement and behavior to a very innocent young girl.
Ms. Rehm, I was also disappointed in you as a host to let him get away with it. Woman must stand up for how young boys and girls are treated in any society.
I was disappointed in Mr. Rushdie.
Regards,
M. Marlowe
I was grateful to get to call in and actually directly speak to one of my favorite authors. When I found out that Rushdie's name was on the petition to release Polanski, it was a bit of a moral dilemma for me to continue reading his books. Because Rushdie is undoubtedly brilliant, I was ready to listen to his reasoning to be on that petition with an open mind. I feel pretty strongly about the Polanski case but if anyone was going to complicate my opinion, it would be Rushdie. Unfortunately, I didn't find the "old man" defense very convincing, especially since Polanski enjoyed a fairly free youth and he didn't just assault a woman, he raped a child.
I was grateful to get to call in and actually directly speak to one of my favorite authors. When I found out that Rushdie's name was on the petition to release Polanski, it was a bit of a moral dilemma for me to continue reading his books. Because Rushdie is undoubtedly brilliant, I was ready to listen to his reasoning to be on that petition with an open mind. I feel pretty strongly about the Polanski case but if anyone was going to complicate my opinion, it would be Rushdie. Unfortunately, I didn't find the "old man" defense very convincing, especially since Polanski enjoyed a fairly free youth and he didn't just assault a woman, he raped a child.