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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL (/ s ʌ l ˈ m ɑː n ˈ r ʊ ʃ d i /; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations , typically set on the ...
On August 12, 2022, novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times as he was about to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, United States. [4] [5] [6] A 24-year-old suspect, Hadi Matar, was arrested directly and charged the following day with assault and attempted murder.
Salman Rushdie is the author of eleven novels, a Fellow of the British Royal Society of Literature, and won the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel (twice)...
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- SPEAR’S Interview: Salman Rushdie on Trump, Greta Thunberg, and His Triple Sense of Home
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- LIVE from the NYPL: Salman Rushdie with Paul Holdengräber: The Golden House
- “Concerning the Bodyguard” Short Film
- Joseph Anton – A Memoir
- The Outsiders: John Pilger Interview
- Midnight’s Children
- A Tall Story: How Salman Rushdie Pickled All of India
- The Satanic Verses
- Garden of Earthly Delights
- The Enchantress of Florence
- The Ground Beneath Her Feet: U2
May 25, 2024 · Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947, Bombay [now Mumbai], India) is an Indian-born British-American writer whose allegorical novels examine historical and philosophical issues by means of surreal characters, brooding humor, and an effusive and melodramatic prose style.
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- Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British writer whose allegorical novels examine historical and philosophical issues. He is known for his novels, i...
- Salman Rushdie was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, on June 19, 1947.
- Salman Rushdie received the Booker Prize in 1981 for Midnight’s Children. The novel is a fable about modern India and became an unexpected critical...
- Salman Rushdie was knighted in 2007.
Apr 15, 2024 · Sir Salman Rushdie speaks about the knife attack which almost ended his life in 2022, in an interview with Alan Yentob ahead of the publication of a new book about the aftermath of the incident...
Aug 15, 2022 · Who is Salman Rushdie? Rushdie is an author, best known for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses — dubbed by publishing house Penguin Books as one of the most controversial books of modern times.
Aug 12, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of Sir Salman Rushdie, the British-Indian novelist who faced death threats and a fatwa for his book The Satanic Verses. Explore his achievements, influences and challenges in this comprehensive profile.
