Rushdie's 633-page memoir hits the stands

September 18, 2012 18:47

India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie's memoir, which gives an account of the decade he spent in hiding in the wake of the Iranian 'fatwa' against him for his book 'The Satanic Verses', hit the stands today.

Written in the third person, the 633-page memoir titled 'Joseph Anton' is a personal narrative as well as a collection of comments and reporting in newspapers of what turned out to be a fight for freedom of expression that led to millions of pounds being spent on his security by the British taxpayers.

Some accounts in the book have already been published and narrated by 65-year-old Rushdie in pre-publication interviews, while the book received mixed reviews as the first copies were snapped up in bookshops in Britain and elsewhere today.

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