2026 Lannan Literary Festival: An Evening with Salman Rushdie
From Lannan Center Podcast by Lannan Center
March 31, 2026 · 1h 0m
About this episode
Salman Rushdie discusses his writing journey and latest works in a conversation with Razia Iqbal.
On March 31, 2026, Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie joined former NPR host and Princeton visiting professor Razia Iqbal for a conversation about his extraordinary writing life, viewed through the lens of change Rushdie will discuss his latest work, The Eleventh Hour, a quintet of short stories published in November 2025, alongside reflections on his literary journey from early novels exploring postcolonial experience to his recent memoir Knife, which chronicles his recovery from the 2022 attac...
People in this episode
Host: Razia Iqbal
Guest: Salman Rushdie
Topics covered
- literary conversation
- Salman Rushdie
- writing life
- memoir
- short stories
- postcolonial experience
Keywords
- Salman Rushdie
- Razia Iqbal
- The Eleventh Hour
- Knife
- literary festival
- memoir
- short stories
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Eleventh Hour, Knife
Places: Princeton
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