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To Salman Rushdie, a dream before his attempted murder ‘felt like a premonition’

20 April 2024 9:00 am

Though premonitions are not things he believes in, Rushdie notes the many spooky coincidences surrounding the attack – which he describes in gripping, terrifying detail

Hanif Kureishi – portrait of the artist as a young man

13 January 2024 9:00 am

Descriptions of the gifted author tearing up the literary landscape of the late 20th century are deeply poignant when set alongside Kureishi’s recent despatches from hospital

Salman Rushdie’s self-importance is entirely forgivable

10 July 2021 9:00 am

I have the habit, when reading a collection of essays, of not reading them in order. I’m pretty sure I’m…