that's the idea so there are some word games and that are schoolboy humor but then by someone like salman rushdie. and for whom the bell rings for example were doctor zhivago. . . . . with this relationship. >> for a novelist, the humor, and is written in novels about the holocaust. in these books are written with his best memoirs. and it's anglo american to generously and at the cusp of 1918. in which i appear once. >> it is my best friend. and this book is basically about his interest. i see the chapter, the question on friday answer is can you have a relationship with another guy. i don't know whether you can or not. i discovered this with my writing. the way in which we used to have very long conversations. this is about women. [inaudible]. and i'm not sure how you can make lead into gold. and terrible things in new york. which he had to go to, his character and money, had to go through this. it was most intensely thought of. it is shameful really. you can read it in cnnmoney printed to get that reference printed. [inaudible]. but when i read that, i thought well, you can explore the misery.

from west virginia, thank you for your commentary at the atlantic and protecting salman rushdie and theerican citizen. why do brits favor that depiction of down and violent and fat is it just in the british nature to be cynical and snarky? >> yes. that the united states overhauled in the united kingdom and it seems quite a long time ago and many people are not forgiven. and that british compensation for this loss of time is the greeks to be dominated by the roman empire. >> that's why they referred to as the irony of slaves. >>host: arkansas go ahead. >> and to have the opportunity so as a lifelong atheist what kind of advice do you give an atheist living in the bible belt how to be okay with the bigotries and discrimination people have? thank you. >> just don't let them push you around. that the beginning of the wisdom and one case of one book festival people come in the hundreds to hear me speak but their afraid if they don't i will be the only one there. and then to put a piece of alarm. >> what do you think of the controversy of immigration? >> not to be too contentious but only one