[Readings] Notes on writing and the nation Adjust Share By Salman Rushdie, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Nationalism and literature More from Salman Rushdie The pen is crueler than the sword Untime of the Imam Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > September 1997 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close