Video: Questions for Salman Rushdie
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Salman Rushdie doesn't really have any favorite words, but he explains why he likes "funny" and dislikes "fanatical." He also shares his thoughts on Midnight's Children, which was published 30 years ago.
What are your favorite books/who are your favorite authors?
Today? The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac. Ask me tomorrow and I’d have a different answer.
What’s the last great book you’ve read?
Patrick Leigh Fermor, A Time of Gifts.
What have you read this summer?
Patrick deWitt, The Sisters Brothers; Liao Yiwu, The Corpse Walker; Edmund de Waal, The Hare with Amber Eyes.
Where do you find inspiration for your books? Was there any specific inspiration for this book?
There’s a special Inspiration Store I use, but I’m not allowed to tell you where it is.
Do you have any writing rituals or habits? Where and when do you write?
No, I just do it like an office job.
What are your favorite words? And what are your least favorite words?
Favourite word: “Funny.” Least favourite: “Fanatic.”
Comments [1]
Hola, quizás os interese saber que tenemos una colección que incluye el relato 'The Courter' de Salman Rushdie en versión original conjuntamente con el relato 'Defender of the Faith' de Philip Roth.
El formato de esta colección es innovador porque permite leer directamente la obra en inglés sin necesidad de usar el diccionario al integrarse un glosario en cada página.
Tenéis más info de este relato y de la colección Read&Listen http://bit.ly/rqsPXc
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