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Salman Rushdie: Shalimar the Clown

Shalimar the Clown (Random House) Although the history of Kashmir provides the backdrop of Salman Rushdie's new novel, it is a larger-than-life romance with larger-than-life characters--a version of Romeo and Juliet and the Ramayana. In this conversation, he describes the ways in which an historical conflict can determine the course of love.

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By Michael Silverblatt • Nov 10, 2005 • 30m Listen

Salman Rushdie's new novel, Shalimar the Clown (Random House), it is a larger-than-life romance with larger-than-life characters--a version of Romeo and Juliet and the Ramayana. In this conversation, he describes the ways in which an historical conflict can determine the course of love.

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