1. 1989: Salman Rushdie by Vicki Jung

    F ree the word, let it be heard:

    A s he sheltered from a dark storm of fundamentalist outrage

    T he writer conjured up a ‘sea of stories’ to illuminate the page.

    W hen story streams flow unimpaired, hope triumphs over despair

    A nd this truth is underscored – the pen is mightier than the sword.




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