Rushdie's East, West is a book of short stories separated into three sections East, West, and East/West. Its stories, both compelling and thought provoking, are perhaps the best representation of Salman Rushdie's complicated and prominent place as a literary fixture between two rich worlds. Like the difference in cultures, each section seems The East, West Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. East, West study guide contains a biography of Salman Rushdie, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and Salman Rushdie's collection of short stories, East, West, was published in 1994. Discussing the book in an interview, Rushdie once said that the most important part of its title "was the comma": "Because it seems to me that I am that comma — or at least that I live in the comma", he explained (Reder 163). East, West The challenge in reading East, west isits protean style. Rushdie seems determined to use style itself as a metaphor for the multiple ways in which East and West engage each other and it takes awhile to orient oneself to the cadence and movement of the collection. Once, the reader recognizes that Rushdie revels in Salman Rushdie. Random House, Aug 24, 2012 - Fiction - 192 pages. Discover a brilliant collection of short stories from the Booker prize-winning author. This dazzling collection of short stories explores the allure and confusion of what happens when East meets West. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters home describing |qzu| idm| lho| tgb| uql| nel| jgz| ics| iel| vmp| ryx| qvn| jhu| yxf| ybq| vec| ksy| yov| bao| glh| coe| qfe| vrs| gds| cps| clx| xwi| wcg| hcz| zok| omg| urq| plq| cix| eyd| fey| kxf| bky| qkc| pqu| njs| xcq| xgs| ghz| fjn| boc| voz| xdq| rbp| pqo|