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Salman Rushdie: Save the Date
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This is more advance notice than the blog usually gives to author appearances, but this one is a little bit special.
Salman Rushdie will lecture on his new novel, The Enchantress of Florence, at 7 p.m. Monday July 7 at the Carter Center, followed by a Q & A. Advance tickets are required. They cost $28, which includes an autographed, non-personalized first edition of the book.
The only way to get tickets is through A Cappella Books.484-C Moreland Ave in Little 5 Points. 404-681-5123 is the phone, and the link to order online is here.
I read “Enchantress,” and my review is scheduled to run Sunday, June 8, in Arts & Books. Like much of Rushdie’s work, it’s challenging, stimulating, sexy, and sometimes a bit more convoluted than I would have liked. I ended up admiring and appreciating it more than liking it, to be honest. Incidentally, he reportedly wrote a good bit of the novel while serving his teaching residency right here at Emory.
Rushdie has a reputation for giving dazzling public speeches on occasions like this, full of bright ideas and dry wit. If you want to get in, I would not wait until the last minute.
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