Hello Ms. Chava I know you are multi lingual and was wondering if you could tell me how to say "Merry Christmas" in whatever languages you know I'm doing an art project for work Thanks much! HOpe all is well
I do remember there being something about a price though. Because the newscaster's comment is what made it stick in my memory so distinctly I assume Rushde is/was Muslim? Are you familiar with Theo Van Gogh? Seems like a similar situation
Gosh how time flies... I haven't read it yet, but I've actually just put that one on my nightstand so I can let you know. The Satanic Verses are viewed by some as blasphemic, and there has been issued a Fatwa on Rushdie's head. A fatwa is basically a demand from a highstanding muxlim extremist demanding him killed. Translators and publishers of the book have been attempted (and one sucessfully murdered). It is not a price on his head, it is simply a revenge for his blasphemy, that he must pay with his own blood.
The ground beneath her feet - Salman Rushdie. Er, I bought this because the title and the cover appealed so much to me... I'm the worst at judging a book by its cover! jesus. No self control. It was you who posted it But your post was back in April in the Last book you bought thread
I wonder who posted that then? I'm going to have to go back and look, but I can't remember the thread... lol sorry Either way, I was curious about Rushde and his books. What was it that got him in so much trouble? I was very young at the time. Well, I guess you were too seeing as how you're 2 years younger than me :P But I never looked much into it. Are his books good on thier own, or is it more of a novelty because of the controversy surrounding the content? I remember distinctly when they put the price on his head, because our local newscaster oh so tactfully said "And you could be a million dollars richer if you find this man!" or something to that effect. Isn't that awful!?
Hey, I don't remember that, I've got two of his books, not the Satanic Verses which got him in trouble, but Shalimar the Clown, and The Ground Beneath Her Feet. I haven't read either though, so myabe you're mistaking me for someone else?
I saw you posted something about having bought Rushde's book. Is that the book that got him into all that trouble with the Muslim community? It sounds like you didn't much like the book
I've been quite lucky, but in many ways it is an odd way of life. I don't feel a sense of beloning anywhere I have been before. I've missed out on all the things my friends here in denmark remember from childhood, etc. My close friends live all over the world, rather than down the street, etc. It does make the world feel like a smaller place though, and it makes travel feel less daunting. I don't really write about it, though I am probably spoiled with impressions, from living in rainforests, to backpacking as far as northern Romania... Maybe one day I'll find the time to write about it all, I usually keep journals when I travel, scrapbook style, to remember why things were fun, or memorable, etc. But yes, somehow it has been at the sacrifice of feeling at home, or getting a true sense of belonging. Its always left me as the oddball, and often I think people are a bit initimidated. When they ask me where I am from they get a long narrative, and all they wanted was to know which part of town... I just cant get used to how small Denmark feels compared to the international community..Guess I'm just a citizen of the world instead.
That all sounds so wonderful! Lol I'm jealous. My life has not been nearly so exciting and adventerous. Do you ever write about any of your experiences in traveling?
My mom is Danish, my dad is Norwegian, I grew up in Indonesia, and went to an english speaking school. So those are the fluent four. My indonesian is quite rusty, but comes back to me when I'm there to visit my dad or old friends. Swedish is almost like a mix of Danish and Norwegian, so i think its easy to understand. French I tried to learn in school, but eventually I decided I wasn't learning anything and went to southern france for a summer when I was 16 to learn it once and for all. I was always the spontaneaus type.
