Life After Death Sentence

More than a decade removed from the fatwa years, the British-Indian author says life is more or less back to normal.? In an interview with Slate?s Jacob Weisberg, Rushdie reveals that he remains in contact with many of the British police who protected him and shares an amusing anecdote about a touchy feely encounter with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.?

Rushdie sat down with Weisberg in the lead-up to publication ofJospeh Anton: A Memoir. In Part 1 of the interview, he explains why he wrote the his life story in the third person. And in a third segment, Rushdie answers Slate reader questions, including his take on the 2012 election and how he came to be a nonbeliever.

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