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Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence
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Thursday June 5, 2008 (7pm)
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The Enchantress of Florence shows that Salman Rushdie's tabloid popularity hasn't hurt his literary prowess. The Indian-born author 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. Gossip aside, Rushdie'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 a storyteller and cultural commentator.
