Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002 (Modern Library (Paperback)) - Softcover

"This book is full of so much that is 'relevant' that the very word seems inadequate." --Los Angeles Times

"Sometimes pensive, sometimes marvelously funny, always lucid essays, reviews, and occasional pieces by the renowned Anglo-Indian novelist." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"The essays crackle with [Rushdie's] enthusiasm, humor, and intelligence." --The Miami Herald

"Every reader will find at least one essay in this collection that will bring anger and one that will cause audible laughter--and that is what makes Rushdie such an intelligent critic and thought-provoking writer." --Rocky Mountain News

"Step Across This Line . . . became my favorite reading this summer. . . . [Rushdie's essays] mostly celebrate the blurriness of our characters, whether national, religious, or personal, often taking a smudge stick to such boundaries." --Mary Karr, author of Cherry and The Liars' Club

"[Rushdie's] turns and words are frequently exhilarating. There is . . . lilting pleasure in the collection." --The New York Times Book Review

A collection of nonfiction pieces by the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight's Children addresses such topics as his fascination with The Wizard of Oz, the 2000 presidential election, the state of the novel, the Muslim faith, life under a fatwa, and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.