Salman Rushdie, whose latest novel is “The Golden House,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky.
The author of “The Satanic Verses” and several other novels, discusses his latest work of fiction, which focuses on a wealthy Indian family living in New York, and concerns such topics as the relationship of wealth to criminal enterprises in New York and Bombay (Mumbai), the world of the artist in New York, the recent presidential election, film images in our culture, and more.
In this interview, he discusses all of these topics, as well as his views on free speech for Nazis, Islamophobia, and the rise of authoritarian regimes in the United States, India and elsewhere.