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A Tall Story

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on BBC Two England

How Salman Rushdie Pickled All India
' Rising from my pages comes the unmistakable whiff of chutney ...' Arena profiles one of the most dazzling literary talents of recent years-Saiman Rushdie, story-teller extraordinary and winner of last year's Booker Prize. Midnight's Children, his fantastic epic novel about life in 20th-century India, has established him as the new star of English fiction.
Tonight, from the quiet of Kentish Town, SALMAN RUSHDIE looks at the turbulent history of India through the eyes of his hero, Saleem Sinai.
Readings by BEN KINGSLEY
Producer ALAN YENTOB
Director TRISTRAM POWELL
An Arena presentation
(Portrait of an Indian village in My Village, My Life on Thursday at 10.10)

Contributors

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Salman Rushdie
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Salman Rushdie
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Saleem Sinai.
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Ben Kingsley
Producer:
Alan Yentob
Director:
Tristram Powell
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An Arena
Source: Radio Times

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