In these nine stories Salman Rushdie looks at what happens when East meetsWest at the forces that pull his characters first in one direction then theother. Fant... » 

In these nine stories Salman Rushdie looks at what happens when East meetsWest at the forces that pull his characters first in one direction then theother. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes lettersdescribing his film star career in Bombay a mispronunciation leads to romanceand an unusual courtship in sixties London two childhood friends turneddiplomats live out in a violent world fantasies hatched by Star Trek andChristopher Columbus dreams of consummating his relationship with QueenIsabella. The stories in East West show the extraordinary range and power ofSalman Rushdies writing. «