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Rushdie novel takes on age of Obama, and Trump
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In this Jan. 29 , 2013, file photo, author Salman Rushdie attends a promotional event of "Midnight's Children" in Mumbai, India. (AP/Rajanish Kakade)
Salman Rushdie's next novel will be a take on the age of Obama, with an added dash of Trump.
The author best known for "Midnight's Children" and "The Satanic Verses" is working on a narrative set against "the panorama" of American life since Barack Obama's arrival at the White House in 2009. The novel is called "The Golden House" and is scheduled for September.
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According to Random House, which announced the book Tuesday, Rushdie will reflect on everything from the Tea Party and identity politics to the rise of a certain "media-savvy villain" with unusually colored hair (Donald Trump).
Rushdie's previous novels also include "The Moor's Last Sigh," ''Fury" and "Shalimar the Clown."
