This evening with Salman Rushdie offers a thrilling journey into the world of contemporary literature, politics, culture and philosophy.

Mr. Rushdie is one of the most successful, controversial and celebrated novelists of his generation and is the author of such well-known books as Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses, as well as the newly released, acclaimed Shalimar the Clown.

Mr. Rushdie's live presentation will intersperse readings from his published works with his challenging and enlightening views on modern life - an evening best described as a tour de force of ideas and intellectual pyrotechnics on a grand scale.

Photo: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders