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Salman Rushdie on Writing at “The Eleventh Hour”

We talk to Rushdie about his reflections on mortality, the limits of language and what he believes literature provides us with in times of uncertainty.
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Airdate: Friday, November 7 at 9 AM

Salman Rushdie is one of the most consequential living writers – artistically, culturally and politically. “The 11th Hour” is his latest collection of short stories and his first work of fiction after being stabbed, nearly to death, at a speaking event in 2022. We talk to Rushdie about his reflections on mortality, the limits of language and what he believes literature provides us with in times of uncertainty.

Guests:

Salman Rushdie, novelist and essayist

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