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Salman Rushdie’s Fantastical Tour de Force
V. S. Pritchett’s 1981 review of Rushdie’s breakout novel, “Midnight’s Children,” plus “The Hangwoman,” by Pavel Kohout.
July 27, 1981
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V. S. Pritchett’s 1981 review of Rushdie’s breakout novel, “Midnight’s Children,” plus “The Hangwoman,” by Pavel Kohout.