Sir Salman Rushdie: ON TRUTH, BEAUTY, THE ETHICS INSTINCT UNIVERSAL HUMANITY AND MORE

Renowned author Sir Salman Rushdie needs little introduction as we look forward to his latest novel The Golden House early September 2017. His twelve novels include Midnight’s Children (1981 Brooker Prize winner and winner of the Best of the Booker—a public vote for the best in the award’s history), Haroun and the Sea of StoriesShame, The Satanic Verses, The Moor’s Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Fury, Luka and the Fire of Life, Shalimar the Clown, The Enchantress of Florence, Luka and the Fire of Life, and Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights. He has also published non-fiction works and a collection of short stories and has co-edited two anthologies. Sir Salman is a Fellow of the British Royal Society of Literature and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He holds the rank of Commandeur in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France’s highest artistic honour). His numerous awards and honours also include honorary doctorates and fellowships at six European and six American universities. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997. He is an Honorary Professor at M.I.T and a Distinguished Professor at Emory University. He is currently a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. Please see his full bio [http://www.salmanrushdie.com/salman-rushdie-the-author/] It is an honour to share my conversation with Sir Salman Rushdie. Watch the video interview of this podcast at [http://ethicsincubator.net/ethics-and-the-arts-interviews/salman-rushdie-interview]