Mother’s gossip was inspiration, says Rushdie
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 3:08 am Under World News Alerts 11 views
Salman Rushdie says his mother’s gossip had a strong influence on his literary career. He says his mother was a “world class gossipper” and that it was from her that he got a feel for talking about secrets.
He says things got to the point where she threatened to stop passing him rumours because they kept cropping up in his books. The 61-year-old novelist said he got into writing because he wanted to bring storytelling back to literature.
In a talk at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the author said that his second novel, ‘Midnight’s Children’, would have never existed if not for his upbringing in India.
Rushdie says his ‘Midnight’s Children’ was set in his home and his school, but says the main character is not him.
(Agencies)
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