Rushdie promotes dialogue between US and the world
Salman Rushdie has described America’s discourse with the rest of the world as “a dialogue of the deaf.” So in an effort to address the void, Rushdie founded a major literary festival. Run by PEN, the international body charged with protecting writers, the festival brings together more than a hundred authors from around the world.
Michael Maher caught up with the Indian-born novelist whose own life is a testament to what can happen when dialogue breaks down.
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