salman rushdie's new book

is stellar.

this is why i love salman rushdie. exactly this. it's witty, hilarious and perfect. it's full of parables - most directly taking apart the current indian and global political regime, questioning the role of religion in the world today, the notion of free speech... (my favorite line from the book has to be - "anti-national element is an element for which there is no longer any place in our periodic table".) at the same time, it's a triumphant story about jinnis, love, war and crazy things. this is the salman rushdie the world fell in love with - let nobody have it any other way.

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