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    Salman Rushdie: Luka and the Fire of Life

    Luka and the Fire of Life (Random House) Once again, Salman Rushdie writes a fable, this time for his second son, who has had the time to take in Haroun and the Sea of Stories and feel envy for his brother to whom that book was dedicated...

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    By Michael Silverblatt • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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