he Novelist Salman Rushdie I think the current era is “”.“The Age of Shamelessness” We live in a time when society is no longer defined by the concepts of good and evil, justice and evil, but rather by concepts such as “power” and “weakness.”
Rushdie gave an interview to a British newspaper. times on the occasion of publication of 11th hour (Not translated into Spanish yet)his first fiction book after a 2022 attack left him with one eye and partially paralyzed arm.
it is about A collection of 5 stories Among them was a work set in the court of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, with Francisco de Goya as the main character, an environment in which “not only was there a cruel king, but Satan took over the human psyche.”
The British-Indian writer, who also holds American nationality, highlights that several of his books have been published in the United States, along with classics such as: Huckleberry Finn, Beloved, To Kill a Tale of Alabama Either catcher in the rye– It’s prohibited because “there’s an America they portray, and there’s an America that those in power today want to erase.”. “This is clearly an attempt to rewrite the country’s history and erase the double crime of its birth: the murder of its original inhabitants and the importation of slaves.”
of Rushdie is afraid They also have connections to Europe, especially his beloved England, which he never expected to see. “150,000 people take to the streets with the far right”in connection with the large rally that activist Tommy Robinson recently called against immigration in the country.
Rushdie’s wonder Why aren’t more protesters called into progressive movements? and “The richest 1% in the world has more money than the 95%, so why isn’t there a revolution?” “Why do we put up with Elon Musk?”reflect in the same sense.
Also regrets that British schools no longer teach about the British colonial period; They are not even accepted in private schools, leading to new generations not understanding why there is so much ethnic diversity in this country.