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East, West: Stories
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie
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In this brilliant collection - his first major work of fiction since The Satanic Verses - one of the great writers in the world today gives us nine stories that together reveal the intricate intimacies and unbridgeable distances between the East and the West. A rickshaw driver dreams of being a Bombay movie star while, in a futuristic Western dystopia, legendary Hollywood icons acquire magic powers. Indian diplomats who as childhood friends hatched "Star Trek" fantasies must boldly go into a hidden universe of conspiracy and violence; and Hamlet's jester, too, is caught up in murderous intrigues. In Rushdie's hybrid world, an Indian guru can be a red-headed Welshman, while Christopher Columbus is an immigrant, dreaming of Western glory. A young Pakistani woman faces a journey to England to meet the husband she does not know; an elderly Indian lady in London must choose between love and home. With profound sensitivity, Rushdie allows himself, like his characters, to be pulled now in one direction, now in another. Yet throughout this collection he remains, really, a writer who insists on our cultural complexity; who confidently rises beyond ideology, refusing to choose between East and West.
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vlwelser
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This is all over the place but giving it a pick anyway. I do think a couple of these are interesting from a historical standpoint. There is a Hamlet story I found interesting and weirdly funny. Dry humor might be my jam. A little bit.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville thank you ever so much for sending this to me. 🤗😘

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Soubhiville 🙂 glad you enjoyed it. 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 7mo
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Megabooks
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If I can‘t get into the rhythm of an author‘s dialogue, it‘s hard for me to enjoy the book. These stories started strong, and I liked 2 of 3 of the East stories set in India/Pakistan, but when he moved to England in the West section, I totally lost his rhythm. But the Star Trek story in the East/West (final) section was cool if super weird. I think it referenced 1990s political situations I‘m not familiar with. #AuthorAMonth

BarbaraBB Didn‘t like this one either. You didn‘t choose lucky with Rushdie 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I did not. ☹️☹️ 7mo
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dariazeoli
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie
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I‘ll be finishing my #AuthorAMonth pick today, but first I have to show off my lovely new bookmark from Christy Robinson Design! The Morrissey book quote sold me, and I had it personalized with “Daria‘s Libraria,” a play on words that only recently occurred to me and that I wish I‘d branded my Bookstagram with! 👇

dariazeoli The quote reads: “There‘s more to life than books, you know, but not much more.” Morrissey is wrong about a lot of things, but I agree with him on this one 😉 8mo
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Melismatic
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I enjoyed this largely bc of the audiobook narrator bringing the jaunty, punchy prose of these short stories to life. But I‘d be lying if I said I completely understood the *point* of most of these shorts. 🤷🏻‍♀️🫣 I do like Rushdie‘s style though, this was the first of his I‘ve ever read. I‘m starting The Golden House now. #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville Sometimes I feel like short stories are lofty on purpose and we aren‘t supposed to quite understand them. 8mo
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dariazeoli
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Today‘s #libraryhaul is random! I‘ve been wanting to read Hannah Pick-Goslar‘s book for ages, and picked up the McMahon bio on a whim.

The Rushdie was an #AuthorAMonth decision after a week of struggling to pick Midnight‘s Children or The Satanic Verses as my first of his work. Instead, I‘m going with short stories!

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rakeshpm
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie
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Splendid stories. Rushdie has done a good job

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rakeshpm
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie

Reading now.

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DivineDiana
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I am intrigued by Salman Rushdie. This collection of short stories was disappointing. Yet, I know that trying to drive and listen at the same time distracted from my understanding. One of the stories involved a rickshaw driver who married a widow with children. Things did not work out well for him.
From now on, I plan to choose books that do not require all my attention like mysteries and light romance for my car rides

cariashley I‘ve learned to avoid literary fiction on audio, or really anything too dense. 6y
BarbaraJean Yep, I‘ve realized that about audiobooks for me as well—I don‘t absorb them as well as when I can actually look at the words! This year I‘ve discovered that Agatha Christie and the How to Train Your Dragon series are my perfect choices for audiobook. 😊 6y
Texreader I️ definitely absorb audiobooks when I drive! I missed my exit to my house and drove miles out of the way I️ was so absorbed in my most recent audiobook! 🤣🤣🤣 @cariashley @BarbaraJean I was so embarrassed even though I was alone in the car 6y
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BarbaraJean @Texreader 😂😂 That‘s fantastic! Miss your exit; get more reading time. 👍🏼😂 6y
DivineDiana @BarbaraJean Thank you for the suggestions! 6y
DivineDiana @cariashley I think I‘ve now learned this as well! 6y
DivineDiana @Texreader 😮😂🤐 6y
cariashley @Texreader that is amazing!! I‘ve done that on the subway! 6y
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DivineDiana
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New car “read”!

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aeeklund
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie
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For #compasspoints, here's a Rushdie book and Richard Armitage. I mean Elizabeth Gaskell. I mean an adaptation of a--no, no, I mean Richard Armitage. You're welcome.

#jubilantjuly

Eyelit We thank you 😍 7y
LeeRHarry Thanks for sharing 😊 North and South is on my Litsy AtoZ list ......was saving it for winter, which is already here- mmmm! 😏 7y
LauraAndTaraAndBooks Have read all of Gaskell EXCEPT North and South because I've watched that adaptation so many times. August is going to be classics month for me and N&S is top of the list and this is the first time I'm glad to have a TV image of a character in my head. Because Richard Armitage 😍😍😍 (cue dramatic swooning) 7y
elkeOriginal SO yummy, he is. When he's not a hairy dwarf. Fine. Even then. 7y
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LitHousewife
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie
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I have chosen the #Audies2017 Short Stories Collection category to judge for Armchair Audies a couple of times. I've enjoyed it because there's so much variety. I also like short stories in audio for times when my concentration isn't great. I can focus for 20 minutes and stop for a while. Here are this year's finalists.

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izah.ahmad
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie
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This is my first attempt on Rushdie and it was a bit hard to understand his cryptic writings especially the West stories. My favorite by far is The Prophet's Hair due to its similarity to our very own situation nowadays.

Definitely will read his other works soon 🤓

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izah.ahmad
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My first reading on Rushdie

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SistaPip
East, West: Stories | Salman Rushdie
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Reading this. Last read it in 1994, still giddy with post-grad "I can read whatever I want!" delight. I read it now, and wonder how I understood it then. Did I then? Do I now? Either way the Ruby Slippers story is killer. Book has been on my shelf so long the spine is turning white. ❤️