I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason …

Salman Rushdie
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I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world. ✨ A translated man. Interview with James Campbell, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2006.
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I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world. ✨ A translated man. Interview with James Campbell, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2006.

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