Sir Salman Rushdie was in Budapest recently and 1000 people showed up for his autograph in a three-hour public book-signing event. Five of his novels, Midnight's Children, Shame, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Moor's Last Sigh, and Shalimar the Clown have just been published in Hungarian simultaneously. His new novel, The Enchantress of Florence -- a novel set in 16th century India and high Renaissance Florence -- is due to be published by Random House in 2008.When asked about the 'fatwa' his reply was, "It was not good. Is that enough? I wouldn't recommend it. If it's at all possible to avoid being sentenced to death by the insane dictator of a country far away, you should try it."
Good advice.
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