The name joseph anton, we learn, was forged by combining the names of two of salmans favorite authors. Download our apps podcasts archived shows audio archives audio help support wnyc. On february 14, 1989, valentines day, salman rushdie was telephoned by a bbc journalist and told that he had been sentenced to death by the ayatollah. And its not the first time she has wielded the literary axe published. When the british government gave salman rushdie its protection following the iranian. For readers like me acquainted with nearly every book and essay salman has written as a novelist and an essayist, the memoir provides a rare voyeuristic perspective into the workings of a fascinating author. A memoir is an autobiographical book by the british indian writer, salman rushdie. Rushdie put off writing his story of the fatwa years until september, 2012, when joseph anton came out. Joseph anton comes out in the thick of worldwide protests against the. At one point in the british film my son the fanatic, scripted by hanif kureishi and based on his short story, a white comedian performing in the 1990s in a club in the northern english town of. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and. Joseph anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year. Listen to autobiography memories and experiences, volume 1 audiobook by moncure daniel conway. Joseph anton skims over rushdies early life, with the lyric brushstrokes of memoir.
This spring everyman theater will premiere a new play, the book of joseph, based on a memoir of baltimorean richard hollander, every day lasts a year. Joseph anton by salman rushdie penguin random house audio. Joe mantegna narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. In this remarkable memoir rushdie tells that story for the first time. His short stories appear regularly in the new yorker, the atlantic, and harpers. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the civil war, to the. A memoir, tells the story of his life with particular. Written by salman rushdie, audiobook narrated by sam dastor, salman rushdie. As it nears the decades of rushdies writing and publishing, however, it slows, becoming again more. The fight against fanaticism needed visible faces, audible voices. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was published in september 2012 by random house rushdie used joseph anton as a pseudonym while in hiding following the fatwa that had been issued by ayatollah khomeini, the spiritual and political leader of the islamic republic of iran, in the midst of criticism by some muslims and a. General wesley merritt, brandy station to manila bay price. Navpress nonfiction biography memoir autobiography.
Wellknown to british theater fans, anton lesser has performed many principal roles with the royal shakespeare theater and appeared in numerous classics on bbctv including the cherry orchard and. Joseph anton is rushdies memoir of the years he spent, mostly in hiding, under the ayatollah khomeinis fatwa. Librivox recording of the autobiography of mother jones, by mary harris jones. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. This is the memoir of his alterego joseph anton which is the name he adopted as an alias when khomeni issued a fatwa. Early in joseph anton salman rushdie contrasts the christian poles of guilt and redemption with the islamic ones of honour and shame, and indeed this memoir of a cultural muslim is not short of examples of the latter. On february 14, 1989, valentines day, salman rushdie received a te. Bestsellers book lists profiles perspectives book to. The title, itself, was a necessary alias that rushdie created from the given names of two of his.
Free audio books in genre memoirs that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Navpress exists as the publishing arm of the navigators, whose motto is to know christ and to make him known. Joseph anton is the story of salman rushdies life during the fatwa, as defined by the years in which the british police insisted his life needed special branch protection. A memoir, tells the story of his life with particular focus on his experience following the publication of that book. New biography and memoir books to read december 31.
There are so many new releases this week that youre bound to find a new. As the story unfolds, potiphar, his wife, his servants, highly placed egyptian officials, palace servants, amenemhet iii, asenath, and members of josephs own household become familiar players in the. Reading salman rushdies memoir 636 pages long and without any index to facilitate matters and then batting out a. Mother jones mary harris jones was a legendary labor organizer. The fatwa, which was announced on valentines day, 1989, has never been officially revoked. Our incredible selection of audiobook titles includes great books such as becoming, open book and untamed to name a few. Ricardo piglias books of disquiet as he witnessed the dissolution of civil society under a series of repressive governments, the. This paper looks into salman rushdies latest book, his memoir titled joseph anton. Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library.
The frightening, illuminating and disturbing memoir by the author of the satanic verses, the book that provoked a death sentence from the ayatollah khomeini in 1989 rushdie luka and the fire of life. A memoir, by salman rushdie was an exceptionally fascinating, gripping and compelling memoir. Some may complain that, at more than 600 pages, it is too long, but it never seemed so to meto the contrary, the length of the book, and its wealth of quotidian detail, serve to draw the reader into the life that rushdie was forced to lead, to make his. Autobiography and memoir news and analysis from the nation.
Listen to autobiography memories and experiences, volume 1. For salman rushdie, one of the dubious rewards of literary success was. Washington 1856 1915 up from slavery is the 1901 autobiography of booker t. Rushdie learns valuable lessons during this important time in his life. Joseph anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year jonathan yardley washington post. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator anton lesser. For readers like me acquainted with nearly every book. Why salman rushdie became joseph anton studio 360 wnyc. We serve to advance the calling of the navigators by publishing life changing discipleship. Throughout the memoir, rushdie refers to himself in the third person. Biographyautobiography of the year specsavers national book awards 2012. A memoir chronicles the story of those nine years rushdie spent in hiding in a way that will captivate your mind and leave you wondering about the actions of groups all over the world who still censor freedom of speech. Right after high school, joe goffman left sleepy bush falls, connecticut and never looked back. Its a personal story that takes place at the center of an international crisis.
Early in joseph anton salman rushdie contrasts the christian poles of guilt and redemption with the islamic ones of honour and shame, and indeed this memoir of a cultural muslim is not short of. Midnights children was a book that took aspects of my own life. The last months of franklin roosevelt by joseph lelyveld. On 14 february 1989, valentines day, salman rushdie was.
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