Daisy Dunn

Rushdie on how the best magical realism transcends fantasy

Plus: the fascinating, lyrical world of glass-making

Salman Rushdie went from India to Rugby school, thence Cambridge (where E.M. Forster encouraged him to write), New York and his decade in hiding. Photo: Adam Berry / Getty Images
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