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Salman Rushdie book predicted the U.S. election better than he did

Salman Rushdie talks to Tom Power about his new novel The Golden House.
Salman Rushdie attends the premiere of 'Midnight's Children' during the 56th BFI London Film Festival at Odeon West End on October 14, 2012 in London, England. (Getty Images)

Originally published September 27, 2017

Author Salman Rushdie's latest book, The Golden House, is fiction but draws its inspiration from real-life events. The book, focusing on the wealthy Golden family, is framed by the presidency of Barack Obama and features an unconventional presidential run by a comic book supervillain.

Salman Rushdie's conversation with Tom Power about his latest book will be featured as a q Facebook Live chat.

— Produced by Chris Trowbridge


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