Episode 2
Five extracts from the autobiography of Salman Rushdie.
Both the author's parents were habitual storytellers. Then he left home to
attend Rugby school, which was hard for him. But there were moments of
inspiration along the way!
Read by Zubin Varla
Producer Duncan Minshull.
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