Cover of
The Satanic VersesToday's 'event' involves naming a book you love from one of the Cheltenham festival authors (
to discover who they are, click this link). For me, it will have to be Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. Yes, I actually read the book, not simply bought it for the kudos. Once you've read this volume you realise the real reason why he was subject to a fatwah.
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Published on October 03, 2014 11:40