“Extraordinary . . . Joseph Anton beautifully modulates between . . . moments of accidental hilarity, and the higher purpose Rushdie saw in opposing--at all costs--any curtailment on a writer's freedom.”
— The Boston Globe
“A harrowing, deeply felt and revealing document: an autobiographical mirror of the big, philosophical preoccupations that have animated Mr. Rushdie's work throughout his career.”
— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“Action-packed . . . in a literary class by itself . . . Like Isherwood, Rushdie's eye is a camera lens --firmly placed in one perspective and never out of focus.”
— Los Angeles Review of Books
“Compelling, affecting . . . demonstrates Mr. Rushdie's ability as a stylist and storytelle. . . . [He] reacted with great bravery and even heroism.”
— The Wall Street Journal
“Unflinchingly honest . . . an engrossing, exciting, revealing and often shocking book.”
— de Volkskrant (The Netherlands)
“Gripping, moving and entertaining . . . nothing like it has ever been written.”
— The Independent (UK)
“A splendid book, the finest . . . memoir to cross my desk in many a year.”
— Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
“A thriller, an epic, a political essay, a love story, an ode to liberty.”
— Le Point (France)
“Thoughtful and astute . . . an important book.”
— USA Today
“One of the best memoirs you may ever read.”
— DNA (India)
Year
2013
Pages
656
Type
Nonfiction
Tags
Praise
“Extraordinary . . . Joseph Anton beautifully modulates between . . . moments of accidental hilarity, and the higher purpose Rushdie saw in opposing--at all costs--any curtailment on a writer's freedom.”
— The Boston Globe
“A harrowing, deeply felt and revealing document: an autobiographical mirror of the big, philosophical preoccupations that have animated Mr. Rushdie's work throughout his career.”
— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“Action-packed . . . in a literary class by itself . . . Like Isherwood, Rushdie's eye is a camera lens --firmly placed in one perspective and never out of focus.”
— Los Angeles Review of Books
“Compelling, affecting . . . demonstrates Mr. Rushdie's ability as a stylist and storytelle. . . . [He] reacted with great bravery and even heroism.”
— The Wall Street Journal
“Unflinchingly honest . . . an engrossing, exciting, revealing and often shocking book.”
— de Volkskrant (The Netherlands)
“Gripping, moving and entertaining . . . nothing like it has ever been written.”
— The Independent (UK)
“A splendid book, the finest . . . memoir to cross my desk in many a year.”
— Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
“A thriller, an epic, a political essay, a love story, an ode to liberty.”
— Le Point (France)
“Thoughtful and astute . . . an important book.”
— USA Today
“One of the best memoirs you may ever read.”
— DNA (India)
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