We might have someone to blame for Donald Trump, finally. Speaking at the Hay literary festival author Salman Rushdie said that he had thought of a character who was similar to Trump way before he knew about Trump.
We might have someone to blame for Donald Trump, finally. Speaking at the Hay literary festival author Salman Rushdie said that he had thought of a character who was similar to Trump way before he knew about Trump.
Rushdie drew parallels between Trump and a character from his book The Golden House.
Rushdie said that his character from The Golden House "is in the real estate business...he likes his name on big buildings...and he has a Russian trophy wife."
Talking to Tishani Doshi, Rushdie said, "I invented him, even before I knew about him".
Rushdie said that it was a little scary when he saw characters he had thought of for a novel appeared in real life.
Tishani then asked him if it was Rushdie's fault, to which he replied, "It might be my fault".
Rushdie drew parallels between Trump and a character from his book The Golden House.
Rushdie said that his character from The Golden House "is in the real estate business...he likes his name on big buildings...and he has a Russian trophy wife."
Talking to Tishani Doshi, Rushdie said, "I invented him, even before I knew about him".
Rushdie said that it was a little scary when he saw characters he had thought of for a novel appeared in real life.
Tishani then asked him if it was Rushdie's fault, to which he replied, "It might be my fault".