Rushdie And Le Carré End Feud (Sigh)
Fifteen years after Salman Rushdie called John le Carré a “pompous ass” and Le Carré responded with an accusation of “self-canonisation,” one of the most gloriously vituperative literary feuds of recent times has come to an end. I am sorry to hear this. Feuds are an aspect of our celebrity culture that make me get out of bed in the morning. What would hip-hop be without beefs? What would literature be without Gore Vidal, upon hearing that Truman Capote died, saying it was a good career move?
