Step Across This Line Part 16

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

In addition to those journals and inst.i.tutions already acknowledged during the course of this book, I must particularly thank Gloria B. Anderson and her team at The New York Times, The New York Times, who syndicated all the columns collected in Part III; and who syndicated all the columns collected in Part III; and The New Yorker, The New Yorker, where nine of these pieces first appeared in print: "Out of Kansas" (also published as a British Film Inst.i.tute booklet, "The Wizard of Oz"); "In Defense of the Novel, Yet Again"; "Reservoir Frogs"; "Heavy Threads"; "On Leavened Bread"; "Crash"; "The People's Game"; "Damme, This Is the Oriental Scene for You!"; and "A Dream of Glorious Return." "Step Across This Line" was written for, and first delivered as, the 2002 Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Yale. "In the Voodoo Lounge" originally appeared in where nine of these pieces first appeared in print: "Out of Kansas" (also published as a British Film Inst.i.tute booklet, "The Wizard of Oz"); "In Defense of the Novel, Yet Again"; "Reservoir Frogs"; "Heavy Threads"; "On Leavened Bread"; "Crash"; "The People's Game"; "Damme, This Is the Oriental Scene for You!"; and "A Dream of Glorious Return." "Step Across This Line" was written for, and first delivered as, the 2002 Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Yale. "In the Voodoo Lounge" originally appeared in The Observer, The Observer, and "U2" was first published in the and "U2" was first published in the Sunday Times. Sunday Times. "The Best of Young British Novelists" and "Beirut Blues" appeared in "The Best of Young British Novelists" and "Beirut Blues" appeared in The Independent on Sunday. The Independent on Sunday. "On Being Photographed" appeared (in French translation) in "On Being Photographed" appeared (in French translation) in Egoiste. Egoiste. Many thanks to Richard Avedon and to Nicole Wisniak, publisher and editor of Many thanks to Richard Avedon and to Nicole Wisniak, publisher and editor of Egoiste, Egoiste, for allowing the Avedon portrait of me to be reproduced in this book. And to Article 19, especially Frances D'Souza and Carmel Bedford, who led the Rushdie Defence Campaign; to all those who partic.i.p.ated in the Rushdie Defence Committees in various countries, to all those writers, publishers, booksellers, readers, politicians, diplomats, security officers, and well-wishers who joined us in the struggle, I offer deeper grat.i.tude than I have words to express. for allowing the Avedon portrait of me to be reproduced in this book. And to Article 19, especially Frances D'Souza and Carmel Bedford, who led the Rushdie Defence Campaign; to all those who partic.i.p.ated in the Rushdie Defence Committees in various countries, to all those writers, publishers, booksellers, readers, politicians, diplomats, security officers, and well-wishers who joined us in the struggle, I offer deeper grat.i.tude than I have words to express.

S.R.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

SALMAN R RUSHDIE is the author of eight novels: is the author of eight novels: Grimus, Midnight's Children Grimus, Midnight's Children (for which he won the Booker Prize and the "Booker of Bookers"), (for which he won the Booker Prize and the "Booker of Bookers"), Shame, The Satanic Verses, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Moor's Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Shame, The Satanic Verses, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Moor's Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, and and Fury, Fury, and one work of short stories, and one work of short stories, East, West East, West. He has also published four works of nonfiction: The Jaguar Smile, Imaginary Homelands, The Wizard of Oz, The Jaguar Smile, Imaginary Homelands, The Wizard of Oz, and and Mirrorwork Mirrorwork.

ALSO BY SALMAN RUSHDIE.

FICTION.

Grimus Midnight's Children Shame The Satanic Verses Haroun and the Sea of Stories East, West The Moor's Last Sigh The Ground Beneath Her Feet Fury NONFICTION.

The Jaguar Smile Imaginary Homelands SCREENPLAY.

Midnight's Children PLAYS.

Haroun and the Sea of Stories (with Tim Supple and David Tushingham) Midnight's Children (with Tim Supple and Simon Reade) ANTHOLOGY.

Mirrorwork (co-editor)