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Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Joseph Anton' details his life in hiding under a fatwa. The title 'Joseph Anton' is a pseudonym derived from the first names of two writers: ________ and Chekhov.

  1. Joseph Conrad
  2. Joseph Heller
  3. Joseph Campbell
  4. Josephine Hart

Answer: Joseph Conrad

Rushdie combined the names of his favorite authors, Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov, to create the alias 'Joseph Anton' used by his police protectors during his years in hiding.

Topic Autobiographies
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