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Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947) is a British-Indian novelist and essayist. Known for his magical realism style, his novel Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981. His works often explore themes of cultural conflict, religion, and politics. In 1988, his novel The Satanic Verses sparked global controversy, leading to a fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his assassination. Rushdie spent years in hiding under police protection. He remains a prominent voice in contemporary English literature, celebrated for his literary innovation and defense of free expression. more

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“Che bisogno c'è di invocare i mali che fin troppo presto dovremo sopportare, quando siano venuti? Perché anticiparli e guastare il presente con la paura del futuro? È senza dubbio una follia che tu sia infelice già da questo momento perché, tanto, o presto o tardi, lo sarai. Ma io ti condurrò alla tranquillità per una via diversa: se vuoi toglierti di dosso ogni angoscia, dà per scontato che tutto ciò che temi avverrà comunque, e quale che sia quel male, misuralo nel tuo intimo e soppesa le tue paure: ti renderai certamente conto che quanto tu temi non ha grande importanza né può durare a lungo.”

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Book:Letters from a Stoic: Complete (Letters 1 - 124) Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
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“How can you ask the realm to give more?” Kit’s soured voice spoke. “Honour,” Janoth said with a clipped fury. “Honour,” Kit’s laugh was full of pain. “Do you not remember honour as clearly as I do my friend?” He turned to face the window. “Why don’t you out onto the Killing fields. Stand amongst the thousand dead souls and ask them if honour matters.”

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Book:When the Crows fly
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