Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems—but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems incredible.
— Salman Rushdie Contemporary

Satanic Verses, magical realism

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From 'Midnight’s Children'

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1981

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/18423-midnight-s-children

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