Harold Washington Library
400 S State St
312.747.4300
This event has passed.
-
Salman Rushdie
- When
-
Thursday July 10, 2008 (6pm)
- Where
-
- Price
- Links
Indian-born author Salman Rushdie spent nearly a decade in hiding due to his controversial, fatwa-inducing novel The Satanic Verses, but somehow his failed marriage to Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi has attracted the most attention in recent years. Fortunately, The Enchantress of Florence shows that Rushdie's tabloid popularity hasn't hurt his literary prowess. The author's most recent novel is about a medieval traveler who regales a Mughal emperor with the story of a mysterious and beautiful woman in the distant European city of Florence; the fantastical tale is yet another example of Rushdie's skill as both a storyteller and a cultural commentator.
