Joseph Anton: A Memoir
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Joseph Anton: A Memoir is Salman Rushdie’s autobiographical account of his life under the fatwa, detailing his years in hiding, the impact on his personal and creative life, and his reflections on freedom of expression.
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book
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memoir → |
| author |
Salman Rushdie
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| describes |
impact of the fatwa on Rushdie’s family
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impact of the fatwa on Rushdie’s writing career → life under police protection → political reactions to The Satanic Verses controversy → public debates on blasphemy and offense → relationships with publishers and agents → |
| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction → |
| hasPart |
accounts of secret relocations
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portraits of political and literary figures → reflections on literature and storytelling → |
| hasTitleOrigin |
Rushdie’s alias under police protection
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| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
prose
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| mainSubject |
Islamic extremism
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Salman Rushdie → censorship → fatwa against Salman Rushdie → freedom of expression → literary life → personal security → |
| namedAfter |
Anton Chekhov
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Joseph Conrad → |
| narrativePerspective |
third person
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| notableFor |
defense of free speech in the context of religious offense
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detailed first-hand account of living under a religious death sentence → |
| pageCount |
approximately 600
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| publicationDate |
2012
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| publisher |
Jonathan Cape
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Random House → |
| relatedWork |
The Satanic Verses
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| settingPlace |
London
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United Kingdom → United States → |
| settingTime |
1989
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1990s → late 20th century → |
| theme |
artistic freedom
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courage and fear → exile and displacement → personal identity under threat → religious intolerance → state protection and surveillance → |
| title |
Joseph Anton: A Memoir
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Salman Rushdie
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Joseph Anton: A Memoir
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