EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 49 MIN
Salman Rushdie reflects on language, imagination and mortality
from The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane · host WHYY
Salman Rushdie knows more about death than most of us. Decades ago, he lived in hiding after a death threat was issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses.
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Salman Rushdie knows more about death than most of us. Decades ago, he lived in hiding after a death threat was issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses.
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