East, West: Stories

Salman Rushdie. Vintage Books USA, $13.95 (224pp) ISBN 978-0-679-75789-4

Rushdie's collection of nine highly postmodern stories probes the differences and connections between East and West, celebrating the hybrid nature of contemporary identity. (Jan.)

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