1 Jan 2008 Jahr - Rushdie said publically that he
regretted embracing Islam
in the wake of 'The Satanic Verses' controversy
Beschreibung:
- "as soon as I said it, I felt as if I had ripped my own tongue out"
- clear that he struggled with locating himself in relation to literature and reality - wants both to engage with political issues and believes in free speech and satire but must also face the consequences
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