25.06.07
Clurb…
…get your I.T. detector out again.
Letter from today’s local rag:
I have decided to write a book. One that offends a religion (any one will do).
Then when the people of that religion decide to kill me for offending their religion, I will receive special police protection for 10 years or more, costing millions, of course.
While all this protection is going on I’ll move to another country and, of course, I criticise the country that has protected me all this time and then, hey presto! I get a knighthood. Easy ain’t it?
Ooh! I.T. detector bleeping manically.
I wrote a response but it wasn’t coming up on the website so I’m not sure if they’ve got it but I can’t be arsed to do it again.
Incisive comment there from someone who clearly knows his stuff. Either that or all ME Corrall’s ever heard about Salman is he wrote a book that lots of people were offended by despite never reading it.
I’m sure ME Corrall has read the book and is therefore able to fully comment on the artistry involved in its creation. No doubt he would also wish to replicate the task of creating a body of work as acclaimed, varied and extensive as the rest of Salman’s. I’m sure such a well-informed commentator is familiar with this body of work.On the other hand perhaps ME Corrall is as ignorant as the fools who condemn a work of fiction without ever reading the book they claim to despise (IE because they’ve been told to).
Honestly. Some people!
Have fun.