Reading salman rushdies memoir 636 pages long and without any index to facilitate matters and then batting out a. 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. Listen to autobiography memories and experiences, volume 1 audiobook by moncure daniel conway. A memoir, by salman rushdie was an exceptionally fascinating, gripping and compelling memoir. Listen to autobiography memories and experiences, volume 1. Midnights children was a book that took aspects of my own life. It was published in september 2012 by random house rushdie used joseph anton as a pseudonym while. 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.
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. Autobiography and memoir news and analysis from the nation. New biography and memoir books to read december 31. Navpress nonfiction biography memoir autobiography. 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. On 14 february 1989, valentines day, salman rushdie was. Right after high school, joe goffman left sleepy bush falls, connecticut and never looked back. 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, tells the story of his life with particular focus on his experience following the publication of that book. Rushdie learns valuable lessons during this important time in his life.
Librivox recording of the autobiography of mother jones, by mary harris jones. Joseph anton skims over rushdies early life, with the lyric brushstrokes of memoir. General wesley merritt, brandy station to manila bay price. Its a personal story that takes place at the center of an international crisis. The name joseph anton, we learn, was forged by combining the names of two of salmans favorite authors. As it nears the decades of rushdies writing and publishing, however, it slows, becoming again more. The last months of franklin roosevelt by joseph lelyveld. There are so many new releases this week that youre bound to find a new. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Rushdie put off writing his story of the fatwa years until september, 2012, when joseph anton came out. Navpress exists as the publishing arm of the navigators, whose motto is to know christ and to make him known. The fatwa, which was announced on valentines day, 1989, has never been officially revoked. Coraghessan boyle is a serious novelist with a keen sense of the absurd. Biographyautobiography of the year specsavers national book awards 2012. Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library. Why salman rushdie became joseph anton studio 360 wnyc. 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. Mother jones mary harris jones was a legendary labor organizer. Bestsellers book lists profiles perspectives book to. Joseph anton by salman rushdie penguin random house audio. A memoir is an autobiographical book by the british indian writer, salman rushdie. Written by salman rushdie, audiobook narrated by sam dastor, salman rushdie.
Joe mantegna narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. Joseph anton comes out in the thick of worldwide protests against the. Joseph anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year jonathan yardley washington post. A memoir, tells the story of his life with particular. Shorter books, more often, but then he got to work on his memoir, and realized that he had fallen off the. We serve to advance the calling of the navigators by publishing life changing discipleship. Washington 1856 1915 up from slavery is the 1901 autobiography of booker t. Free audio books in genre memoirs that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player.
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. For salman rushdie, one of the dubious rewards of literary success was. An wilson on salman rushdies memoir, joseph anton even as this book appears, the islamic world is once again in a fever of violence, with mobs being encouraged to take offence this. 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. 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. For readers like me acquainted with nearly every book. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator anton lesser. 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.
The fight against fanaticism needed visible faces, audible voices. The title, itself, was a necessary alias that rushdie created from the given names of two of his. 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. 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. This is the memoir of his alterego joseph anton which is the name he adopted as an alias when khomeni issued a fatwa. Ricardo piglias books of disquiet as he witnessed the dissolution of civil society under a series of repressive governments, the. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio.
His short stories appear regularly in the new yorker, the atlantic, and harpers. Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. A memoir is the autobiographical account of salman rushdie after a fatwa is issued against him for his authorship of the satanic verses. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the civil war, to the.
When the british government gave salman rushdie its protection following the iranian. This paper looks into salman rushdies latest book, his memoir titled joseph anton. Joseph anton is rushdies memoir of the years he spent, mostly in hiding, under the ayatollah khomeinis fatwa. Joseph anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and. In this remarkable memoir rushdie tells that story for the first time. Throughout the memoir, rushdie refers to himself in the third person. The autobiography of benvenuto cellini audiobook 15001571 translated by john addington symonds 18401893 by benvenuto cellini 15001571 cellinis autobiographical memoirs, which he began. And its not the first time she has wielded the literary axe published. Download our apps podcasts archived shows audio archives audio help support wnyc. Our incredible selection of audiobook titles includes great books such as becoming, open book and untamed to name a few.