Salman Rushdie, Henry Kissinger
Salman Rushdie talks to Philip Dodd about a sense of belonging and the strangeness in his new novel. Also historian Niall Ferguson on Henry Kissinger and cold war politics.
Salman Rushdie talks to Philip Dodd about a sense of belonging, why we are living in strange times and how his new novel mixes 1001 Nights with comic book heroes. Also historian Niall Ferguson on Henry Kissinger and cold war politics.
Salman Rushdie's novel is called Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights.
Niall Ferguson's biography of Henry Kissinger is called Kissinger: Volume I: The Idealist, 1923-1968
Producer: Robyn Read.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Salman Rushdie |
| Presenter | Philip Dodd |
| Interviewed Guest | Niall Ferguson |
| Producer | Robyn Read |
Broadcast
- Wed 14 Oct 2015 22:00BBC Radio 3
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