tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post8814377116125647188..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: À mon chevet: The Satanic VersesCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-59544999277318636932012-09-28T21:17:53.936-05:002012-09-28T21:17:53.936-05:00The one thing that Rushdie's artful and beauti...The one thing that Rushdie's artful and beautifully crafted work of fiction and that piece of garbage film have in common is that almost none of the people furious about them have actually seen either.<br />MWnycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-13376269912664226022012-09-26T18:02:46.203-05:002012-09-26T18:02:46.203-05:00Absolutely. The difference between the fury over i...Absolutely. The difference between the fury over it -- an artful and beautifully crafted work of fiction -- and the anger over that piece of garbage film, though -- it is odd that two such opposite works, in terms of their artistic quality, could produce such similar anger.<br /><br />Rushdie's comments about the furor are important, too: "it’s a great political and intellectual event ofCharles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-15865078678095578312012-09-26T14:42:45.921-05:002012-09-26T14:42:45.921-05:00The Satanic Verses has become over the years such ...<i>The Satanic Verses</i> has become over the years such a symbol, such a <i>cause célèbre</i> (or <i>cause infame</i> for others), that people lose sight of what a terrific read it is. A truly brilliant book.MWnycnoreply@blogger.com