Salman Rushdie on The Enchantress of Florence

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Partner:: Book Passage
Location:: Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
Event Date:: 06.19.08
Speakers:: Elaine Petrocelli,; Salman Rushdie
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Summary: Salman Rushdie talks about his new novel The Enchantress of Florence.

A young traveler, calling himself the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the Emperor Akbar, lord of the great Mughal empire, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the imperial capital � a tale about a mysterious, beautiful woman in the far-off city of Florence.

Rushdie is the world-acclaimed writer of Satanic Verses, Midnight's Children and many other novels - Book Passage

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Elaine Petrocelli

Elaine Petrocelli is the owner of Book Passage in Corte Madera, an independent bookstore that is renowned for its event schedule of authors, reader events, conferences, and writing classes. Elaine has been chosen "Bookseller of the Year" by Publishers Weekly magazine, and her constantly-updated list of book recommendations is followed by readers throughout the Bay Area and the nation.

Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie is an award-winning author of many novels, including Midnight�s Children, The Satanic Verses, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Shalimar the Clown and Luka and the Fire of Life.

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01.: Elaine Petrocelli Introduction

01 min 33 sec

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02.: Rushdie Opening / Happy Birthday

01 min 00 sec

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03.: Premise of "The Enchantress of Florence"

02 min 05 sec

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04.: The Battle of Chaldiran

02 min 44 sec

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05.: Argalia: Soldier of Fortune

03 min 21 sec

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06.: Sultan Selim and Argalia

02 min 54 sec

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07.: The Princess and the Mirror

03 min 22 sec

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08.: Defeat of Shah Ismail and the Spoils of War

02 min 40 sec

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09.: A New Luck Charm

02 min 31 sec

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10.: The Tulip News: The Plot on Argalia

05 min 16 sec

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11.: Death Sentence and Race

03 min 39 sec

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12.: Q & A

00 min 14 sec

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13.: Q1: First Great Regret

00 min 51 sec

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14.: Q2: What Would Generation Y Write About?

03 min 48 sec

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15.: Q3: America / World Lessons

04 min 16 sec

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16.: Q4: On the Bush Elections

01 min 43 sec

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17.: Q5: Keeping a Sense of Humor

02 min 00 sec

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18.: Q6: The Anecdote to Religious Intolerance

04 min 42 sec

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Salman Rushdie Reads from 'The Enchantress of Florence'

06 min 17 sec

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Rushdie Answers 'How Does the World See America?'

04 min 17 sec

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Rushdie Offers His 'Antidote' to Religious Bigotry

02 min 43 sec

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