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LIVE from the NYPL Presents Salman Rushdie

An in-depth conversation with author Salman Rushdie.

Aired 10/14/2012 | Rating NR

THIRTEEN Specials

LIVE from the NYPL Presents Salman Rushdie

Special | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions

An in-depth conversation with author Salman Rushdie.

In conversation with Paul Holdengräber, Salman Rushdie discusses his new memoir Joseph Anton which chronicles the years he spent in hiding after being sentenced to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini for writting The Satanic Verses, a novel accused of being “against Islam, the Prophet, and the Quran.” Rushdie explains the his struggle for support and understanding and of how he regained his freedom.

Aired 10/14/2012 | Rating NR

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THIRTEEN Specials is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS

THIRTEEN Specials

LIVE from the NYPL Presents Salman Rushdie

Special | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions

In conversation with Paul Holdengräber, Salman Rushdie discusses his new memoir Joseph Anton which chronicles the years he spent in hiding after being sentenced to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini for writting The Satanic Verses, a novel accused of being “against Islam, the Prophet, and the Quran.” Rushdie explains the his struggle for support and understanding and of how he regained his freedom.

Aired 10/14/2012 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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