Paul Auster hits back at Turkish PM
After Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the novelist 'ignorant', Auster reiterates protest against country's free speech prohibitions
American novelist Paul Auster has hit back after the Turkish prime minister described him as "an ignorant man".
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 3 February, 2012
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