Renowned author Salman Rushdie talks about his latest work.

Literature's War on ISIS The Open Mind

Premiered September 26, 2015
Literature's War on ISIS

Renowned author Salman Rushdie, talks about his latest work: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, faith and reason, and how fiction can be grounded in reality to expose deeper truths.

About the Program

The Open Mind

Hosted by Alexander Heffner, The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. First broadcast in 1956, it explores challenges of the digital age, American politics and emerging issues. These conversations are a primary resource to the public, students, teachers, researchers, and archivists.

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