He traveled Nicaragua in 1986 at the invitation of the Sandinista Association of Cultural Workers for the seventh anniversary of the triumph of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacionale (FSLN). He travelled around the countryside, meeting and greeting with personalities such as then-President Daniel Ortega (who has been re-elected this year), Sergio Ramirez, Luis Carrion, Ernesto Cardenal, and the unlikely president-to-be Violeta Chamorro.
During Rushdie’s adventures, he meets with all kinds of different people, talks about war, the hope of peace, and the Sandinistas, and gains an understanding and respect for the people of Nicaragua and their situation.He straight away lets you know how he feels about the Sandinistas, what he is expecting, what he has heard, and how he feels about certain issues to do with their leadership (including the shutting down of the non-government paper, run by Violeta Chamorro). He lets the reader, and the people he is talking to, know that his reasons for feeling like he does about these issues relate to having lived during a tumultuous time in India’s history, and on the other hand is willing to listen to the Sandinista’s justifications for their actions and really consider their point of view.
Actualy it’s a more of political travelogue so if your are interested in reading non fiction of Rushdie,this is the best pick.
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