Of course, Rushdie wrote much of this scathing satire before the November election — meaning he made a cynical bet that proved wise. “I would just say that the Joker and the Trump are the two most unusual kinds of playing cards,” Rushdie said with a coy chuckle recently from New York. Given how much the subject of identity has been in people’s minds and lips lately, I’m sort of amazed there isn’t one. One of Nero’s children struggles with gender confusion and, without spoiling the plot, it’s a thread you follow thoroughly. Also, a couple years ago in India I became involved in a project with the Gates Foundation addressing the AIDS problem.

Source: thestar September 02, 2017 21:56 UTC