Facebook Pinterest Tumblr
  • News
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Healthcare
  • More
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinion
    • Automobiles
    • Markets
    • Economy
Search
Buna Times
Buna Times
  • News
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Healthcare
  • More
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinion
    • Automobiles
    • Markets
    • Economy
HomeWorldSalman Rushdy to visit...
August 13, 2024

Salman Rushdy to visit Ukraine

By David
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
WhatsApp


    The organizers of the Lviv BookForum have announced who will be the guests of the future forum.

    .

    The program includes: 20 discussions, five public interviews with Ukrainian and foreign intellectuals, an opening ceremony, and four partner events.

    Among the festival participants:

    • Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie (United Kingdom);
    • economist and writer James Alan Robinson (United Kingdom);
    • writers Sofi Oksanen (Finland), Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria) and Miroslav Shkandrij (Canada);
    • poet Krzysztof Chizhevsky (Poland);
    • philosopher and literary scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (USA).

    The writer Salman Rushdie received the German Book Writers’ Peace Prize in 2023. On the last day of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the award ceremony took place, where he gave a speech in which he also mentioned Ukraine. The author is convinced that everyone strives not only for the “big” peace at the end of the war, but also for peace in the personal life of each person. Rushdie emphasized that peace is a great value that should be passionately pursued.

    Peace for Ukraine means more than an end to hostilities. It means, as it should mean, the restoration of the captured territory and a guarantee of its sovereignty. Peace for Ukraine’s enemy means Ukraine’s capitulation and the recognition that the lost territories are lost. The same word with two incompatible definitions, the writer believes.

    Rushdie was born in 1947 in Bombay (now Mumbai, India). His book The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988 because many Muslims see it as an insult to religion.

    A year after its publication, Iran’s then-leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, and a reward of nearly $3 million was offered for Rushdie’s killer.

    In 2007, the poet was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature. In July 2008, he won the Booker Prize for his novel Midnight’s Children.

    On August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage in New York City and stabbed in the chest. He spent six months in hospital and lost the sight in one eye and the use of one arm.

    The writer’s attacker turned out to be 24-year-old Hadi Matar. He was immediately detained and on August 13, he was charged in Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York. Matar pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault on Rushdie.

    The focal theme of the festival in Lviv is “The Power of Community”. According to the organizers, it will help to discuss topics that influence global democratic processes in the historical and current experience of Ukrainians: postcolonialism in Ukraine and the world, the power of public activism and youth, national memory and international conflicts.

    Source: Racurs

    David
    David

    I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.

    Related

    - A word from our sponsors -

    Most Popular

    Almost a hundred UAV above Ukraine: Where are they flying

    The Russian Federation stabbed the Kharkiv region: there was a victim and was injured

    Ukraine reaches a new level of weapon making

    Zelensky revealed “significant things” in guarantees

    • Tags
    • culture News
    • Lviv News
    • United Kingdom

    LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply

    Please enter your comment!
    Please enter your name here
    You have entered an incorrect email address!
    Please enter your email address here

    Previous article
    Russians dropped more than 30 aerial bombs on Sumy and the region
    Next article
    The National Bank set the official exchange rate for Wednesday

    More from Author

    World

    Almost a hundred UAV above Ukraine: Where are they flying

    David -
    World

    The Russian Federation stabbed the Kharkiv region: there was a victim and was injured

    David -
    World

    Ukraine reaches a new level of weapon making

    David -
    World

    Zelensky revealed “significant things” in guarantees

    David -

    - A word from our sponsors -

    Read Now

    Almost a hundred UAV above Ukraine: Where are they flying

    The Russian Federation stabbed the Kharkiv region: there was a victim and was injured

    Ukraine reaches a new level of weapon making

    Zelensky revealed “significant things” in guarantees

    Convertent Center for 1.5 billion: Top Nalogue has been assigned a deposit

    French is confined to the Russian Federation, trying to cross Eurasia a bicycle

    A strong fire exploded in the harbor of Chernomorsk

    Trump is waiting for “apology” from India

    China forced Reuters to delete the video of Putin dialogue and Si

    The poles have been locked the Shegina checkpoint

    The work of work conducted will be canceled in Ukraine

    Half of all the Russian Federation attacks on Pokrovsk – General Staff

    Buna Time
    • DMCA
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising and Outreach

    All Rights Reserved © 2023 - Buna Times