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Article: 'I despise Islamism': Ian McEwan faces backlash over press interview
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 22, 2008
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He defends fellow writer Martin Amis against racist charge and
condemns religious hardliners
The novelist Ian McEwan has launched an astonishingly strong
attack on Islamism, saying that he "despises" it and accusing it of
"wanting to create a society that I detest". His words, in an
interview with an Italian newspaper, could, in today's febrile
legalistic climate, lay him open to being investigated for a "hate
crime".
In an interview with Guido Santevecchi, a London correspondent
for Corriere della Sera, the Booker-winning novelist said he rarely
grants interviews on controversial issues "because I have to be
careful to protect my privacy". But he said that he was glad to leap
to the defence ...
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