Novels such as The Satanic Verses would struggle to be published today because the violent fallout and fear would be too great for publishers, Sir Salman Rushdie said today.
The Telegraph 17 Sep 2012
The 65 year-old suggested that free speech was being put at risk because
“religious extremists of all stripes” attacked people who criticised other
beliefs.
In a new interview today, he also condemned people who justified violent
protests or the “vilification” of people in the name of “religion”.
His interview came after his latest book Joseph Anton: A Memoir recounted his
life in hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his
death in 1989.
The Booker Prize-winning author was forced to go into hiding after the fatwa
was issued more than two decades ago following the publication of his fourth
book.
He suggested that a book that carried criticism of religions would not be
published in the same form in this day due to the violent protests that it would
provoke.
He has said that the banning of his book in many countries and the subsequent threats on his life had created a "long-term chilling effect".
Full story at The Telegraph
He has said that the banning of his book in many countries and the subsequent threats on his life had created a "long-term chilling effect".
Full story at The Telegraph
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