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TEHRAN, IRAN—Expressing consternation and disgust at the Man Booker
Prize winner’s latest offering, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a second fatwa
against Salman Rushdie Friday for publishing a derivative and uninspired
novel, The Golden House. “This book is not only an affront to Allah, but also to
any reader of contemporary literary fiction who will undoubtedly see right
through Rushdie’s paper-thin characterizations and droll narrative structure,”
said the Supreme Leader of Iran, condemning Rushdie for retreading the same
trite motifs and themes found in Midnight’s Children. “I strongly urge Muslims
and non-Muslims alike to find Rushdie’s whereabouts and hold this hack
accountable for this absolutely tepid, shallow writing.” At press time, Khamenei
had lifted the initial fatwa issued against Rushdie following the publication of
The Satanic Verses after returning to the novel “with a fresh pair of eyes.”