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In the immortal words of Popeye the Sailor Man: I yam what I yam and that's all that I yam.
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Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship. Puffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed.
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At @PENamerica we are alarmed at news of "hundreds of changes" to venerated works by @roald_dahl in a purported effort to scrub the books of that which might offend someone. 1/13 theguardian.com/books/2023/feb
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He was a self confessed antisemite, with pronounced racist leanings, and he joined in the attack on me back in 1989… but thanks for telling me off for defending his work from the bowdlerizing Sensitivity Police. twitter.com/abiroberts/sta
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You’re not required to buy it. The truth is the truth whether you buy it or not. The planet is round even if you don’t buy that and insist it’s flat. twitter.com/shiftingshifte
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We disagreed all our lives, about politics, about literature, and I feel as sad as if I just lost a beloved older brother. RIP Vidia. #VSNaipaul
Even from seven thousand miles away it’s clear that what’s happening in Kashmir is an atrocity. Not much to celebrate this August 15th.
How to brush aside the tragedy of 210,000 American families in one steroid-high tweet.
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I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
Stop posting this fake quote please. twitter.com/Arvind___Patel
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Here are the US and UK editions! US publication date: February 7th. UK on February 9th. Not long now.
Midnight’s Children was published 40 years ago this week. Here’s a picture of me, in a daze, making some sort of speech after winning the Booker Prize later that year. (Sorry about the cigarette.)
Thanks for the compliment, but I'm "only" 73.
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Great writers over 75 years old that you should follow on Twitter, if you love quality literature and culture
@edgarmorinparis
@alejodorowsky
@Eponiatowska
@arrabalf
@Kallifatides
@StephenKing
@JoyceCarolOates
@MargaretAtwood
@SalmanRushdie
Grandes escritores de más de 75 años
So spoke about her compassionate, caring father and then this shrieking orange hoodlum grabbed the mic. Where's dad, Ivanka?
I’m absolutely delighted about this: so delighted that I’m tweeting about it after a very long tweet-silence.
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Exclusive: @SalmanRushdie's 'Midnight's Children' set as @Netflix TV series thr.cm/Wce8cA
Penguin Books back down after Roald Dahl backlash!
What Presidential grace once looked like: George H.W. Bush to Bill Clinton.
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Reminder of what "Presidential" look like. George H. Bush letter to Bill Clinton on inauguration in 1993:
From Orpheus to Faiz,song & poetry have been closely linked. Dylan is the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition.Great choice. #Nobel
I’m totally available to play the next Doctor Who. Somebody needs to call my agent.
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You look like the next doctor who.
I'm down for that.
@moleatthedoor mischief?
Vive la France!In what other country would millions assemble holding pens and pencils to defend literary journalistic and artistic freedom?
Cheering and singing in the street. Banging of drums, ringing of bells, honking of horns, shouts from windows, and many happy tears. New York City explodes with joy. #PresidentBidenVPHarris2020
What is to be done about a Presidential candidate who speculates about the future assassination of his victorious rival? Don't boo, vote.
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. Yes. When you commit murder because somebody says things you dislike you cross the frontier between civilisation & barbarity.
No it isn't. It's in spite of people like her.
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@SalmanRushdie The freedom you enjoy is because of people like #kimdavis
I just heard about for the first time in my life. What he doesn’t know about indian food would fill an encyclopedia. I plan never to hear about him again.
Here's my brief statement about the awful events in Paris. Vive Charlie Hebdo!
p.ost.im/jG6HxY
I just watched The Elephant Whisperers, the beautiful short film by Kartiki Gonsalves, Oscar nominated for Best Documentary Short. Strongly recommended. (It’s on Netflix.) Good luck at the Oscars!
Hope grammatical indian will. twitter.com/PROPERTYOFGODD
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The last time I saw the Hitch. (The other guy is Voltaire.) Four years gone already. Much love, old friend.
Of course the Trump flacks are now trying to confuse the issue, but Senator Murphy is clear about what Trump meant.
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Don't treat this as a political misstep. It's an assassination threat, seriously upping the possibility of a national tragedy & crisis.
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Oh, just fuck off.
This is an outrageous act of censorship against one of the most important advocates of free speech. stop it now! what’s going on? twitter.com/nilanjanaroy/s
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Published in India!
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Congratulations, @SalmanRushdie on the publication of #VictoryCity @PenguinIndia @ZafRushdie #HappyPublicationDay @vintagebooks
Very nice.
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And now a wonderful review in the Washington Post! (Not sure about the face I’m making…)
Great grief for the fallen, anger at the fanaticism that has created a vile mutation in the heart of Islam, & contempt for the but brigade.
Oh well. If the world doesn't end tonight, it's not the end of the world.
I may not be the youngest one but let's do this! #MillennialForADay #itsabigdeal #Vote #madampresident #imwithher
If you think disgust with genocide denialists is political correctness, then I think our conversation is over, sir.
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Yes. But re-read A Sorrow Beyond Dreams on the suicide of his mother and you know what I mean. And generally, a slap in the face of political correctness can be beneficial and curative too.
"Courage ...not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it." The world gives thanks for a life of courage.
This admission just took 27 years. How many more before the "mistake" is corrected?
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Ban on @SalmanRushdie's book was a mistake, P. Chidambaram says toi.in/T4GqYZ #TLFDelhi
The Satanic Acknowledgment: This is Saul Alinsky on Lucifer. Can't expect Ben Carson to recognize irony or humor.
This has come back to haunt me before. 😊 In my defence, I was young and needed the money.
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My dad owns a promotional single he got for joining Burnley Building Society in the 70s and the lyrics were written by @SalmanRushdie
I expect he's busy but it would be nice to know if he remembers writing it
I’ll be watching!
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Join us for a free digital event, celebrating the literary genius of @SalmanRushdie. @MargaretAtwood and Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself), chaired by @EricaWgnr, will be discussing Rushdie’s new novel, Victory City, with readings by Sarita Choudhury: bit.ly/victory-city
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No, never. But thanks for bringing it to my attention. twitter.com/shannon_callag
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Old Farts 1 The Future 0. Well done England. Maybe lose to Iceland next & get out of Europe properly?
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The most depressing data from today. Young people wanted a very different future to the one voted for this morning
May I just say, dear , that the great Bob Gottlieb did not publish The Satanic Verses, as your obituary notice incorrectly says. He published Midnight’s Children and Shame. TSV was published by Peter Mayer at Viking. Please correct?
My friend Lou Reed came to the end of his song. So very sad.But hey, Lou, you'll always take a walk on the wild side. Always a perfect day.
This is the cover for my book of essays Languages of Truth which Random House will publish on May 25th 2021, a collection including many texts never previously in print. Preorder here: bit.ly/34P5CWQ
The Turkish publisher has apologized to me. All existing copies are being withdrawn and a corrected edition will be printed. Thanks for drawing my attention to this. twitter.com/Radyo_Dersim/s
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The murderers were Muslims. Stalinists were Marxists. Communism discredited Marxism.Islamic maniacs discredit Islam.
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Islam stands for peace and tolerance ... not violence! twitter.com/SalmanRushdie/
I wrote about Handke’s idiocies 20 years ago. I agree with you.
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Dear Salman, I believe you read the news about the latest laureate of the #NobelPrize for literature. I am shocked. It is a slap in the face of all the victims of #Milošević regime.
Four years ago it was a feeling of joy. This time the main feeling was relief that we don't have to wake up tomorrow in Romney's America.
First make outrageous statement. Then have VP pick contradict it. Then get stooge to deny it. Then blame Hillary. #Trumputin
You should have stayed. We might have hugged too. twitter.com/sherman_alexie
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Probably because I can spell "why," "you," "are," as well as my own name & several other words. How about you?
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@SalmanRushdie Roshdy y u r such A Big Harami ?
Fortieth anniversary in April! Stay tuned...
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Twenty-five years after its publication, this novel still stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time...@SalmanRushdie
A quick informal survey. Which do you like best? US/Canadian cover on the left, UK/Indian cover on the right? Me, I like both a lot.
There's a rumour going around that the actual books are better than the quotes. Longer, though.
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These #quotes by.@SalmanRushdie will make you stop and think about life, and everything else that matters: bit.ly/2aBtXC0 #QOTD
Now this really IS humorous. Not turning to Jesus, dude, sorry. I write fiction, I don't worship it. Thanks, though.
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I pray that @HillaryClinton & @SalmanRushdie turn to Jesus & are saved from the kingdom Lucifer "won". #jesusislord twitter.com/SalmanRushdie/
Would it be wrong to think that there might be a reason for buying my book that is not related to Khomeini? twitter.com/jeffreygoldber
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This is true.
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John LeCarre was one of the greatest and most influential writers of the 20th Century, full stop. RIP.
The tragedy in India is immense and growing. Here are some organizations to donate to. Please help if you can.
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YOU ARE ILLATIRITE. LARN SPEL. THEN GET BRANE. “:
YOU ARE LAYER.SHAM YOU.”
Protecting students from ideas is idiocy.It is the free play of ideas that universities must protect. must speak at Warwick.
It’s relevant to me. You can make your own decision.
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Do you still think your writing is relevant?
Ah, a fan.
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You are agent of Satan. Change your name dog. What about your dirty book named satanic verses
Goodbye, my beloved friend.
A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops.
Christopher Hitchens, April 13, 1949-December 15, 2011.
Don’t tell anyone, but I am writing about India again right now, and glad to be “back.” Not Kolkata though. Sorry. t.co/0Q1ejVsN3i
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Lady Hale. The grownup has entered the nursery.
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The moment Lady Hale revealed that the #SupremeCourt has unanimously ruled "Parliament has not been prorogued."
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Here’s the 40th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by me.
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We are delighted to reveal the new cover of Midnight’s Children by @SalmanRushdie, which will be reissued on 8th April 2021 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this much loved book.
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It must be fun being an asshole who doesn’t care about the dead. twitter.com/KlagsbrunTO/st
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Thank you for your kind birthday wishes, everyone. They made my day.
My amazing ungoddaughter Antonia Hitchens graduated from Columbia today. Yay Antonia! We all know how proud Christopher would have been.
Thank you. I will do my best to abide.
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@SalmanRushdie
You are truly a dude . Love and peace
I would like to thank the Swedish Academy. I am extremely grateful for its statement.
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After 27 years, Nobel panel condemns @SalmanRushdie death threats
apne.ws/1VIASuZ
My piece in memory of García Márquez is now up on the New York Times website:
nytimes.com/2014/04/21/boo
