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padmatv Padma Venkatraman, author, Born Behind Bars (9/21) @padmatv ·
17 Aug

In honor of Salman,

whom I met when I was invited to speak at the @PENamerica #WorldVoices festival,

I offer this magnificent sentence of his,
from #MidnightsChildren

#StandWithSalman #standwithsalman #PENCYAB #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfExpression #SalmanRushdie @penamerican

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artistclancy sue clancy @artistclancy ·
14h

I #standwithsalman in favor of free expression. For the Aug 19 2022 @PENamerica event I'm reading from "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" by @SalmanRushdie - it's one of my favorites. Please get well soon Mr. Rushdie ❤

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