Zap Was There

I had the good fortune to see and hear Salman Rushdie speak in the flesh last night. No, he wasn't naked! He was pushing his new book, The Enchantress of Florence. Here's a negative review of the book.


In answer to the question, 'What are your favourite novels?' Rushdie told the story of how on being asked the same question, V.S. Naipaul said while looking up at the sky, "I am not a reader. I am a writer." Which only goes to solidify my views on Naipaul.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the droppy-eyed wordsmith and I'm glad I took it. For my efforts, I have a signed copy of this latest book and I'm thinking it's time I began to read his works in chronological order again.