Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL (/sʌlˈmɑːn ˈrʊʃdi/ sul-MAHN RUUSH-dee; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often...
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On August 12, 2022, British-American novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times as he was about to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution...
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Satanic Verses controversy (redirect from Fatwa on Salman Rushdie)
controversy, also known as the Rushdie Affair, was a controversy sparked by the 1988 publication of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. It centered...
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Khomeini's 14 February 1989 death fatwa against author Salman Rushdie, after the publication of Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses, British musician Yusuf Islam...
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Padma Lakshmi (redirect from Padma Parvati Lakshmi, Lady Rushdie)
after living together for five years, Lakshmi and novelist Salman Rushdie married. Rushdie stated that Lakshmi asked for a divorce in January 2007, and...
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The Satanic Verses (category Novels by Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel from the Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life...
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The Tailor of Panama (section Feud with Salman Rushdie)
grudges." "Rushdie and le Carré in literary spat: Fifteen years ago, the Guardian's letters page became a battleground for Salman Rushdie and John le...
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Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape with cover design by Bill Botten, about India's...
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the DW News, described her as "an obscure choice" compared to authors Salman Rushdie and Michel Houellebecq, despite being the favorite to win in 2021. French...
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Cat Stevens (section Salman Rushdie controversy)
made in 1989, about the fatwa placed on author Salman Rushdie in response to the publication of Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. He has explained the...
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Shame is Salman Rushdie's third novel, published in 1983. This book was written out of a desire to approach the problem of "artificial" (other-made) country...
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In mid-June 2007, Salman Rushdie, the British-Indian novelist and author of the novel The Satanic Verses, was created a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth...
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Zafar Rushdie, son of novelist Salman Rushdie, since June 2016. The couple's first child, a daughter, was born in October 2020. "Natalie Rushdie". gov...
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International Guerillas (category Cultural depictions of Salman Rushdie)
in the context of the Satanic Verses controversy. The movie portrays Salman Rushdie as its main villain. The film was made in the Urdu and Punjabi languages...
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(March 12, 1989). "Words for Salman Rushdie". The New York Times Book Review. Boog, Jason (July 17, 2009). "Salman Rushdie's Dinner with Thomas Pynchon –...
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of characters in Midnight's Children, a 1981 prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. Midnight's Children is an epic book about India's transition from British...
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Midnight's Children is a 2012 film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel. The film features an ensemble cast of Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Siddharth...
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married novelist Salman Rushdie in London. On February 14, 1989, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a Fatwa ordering Rushdie's assassination for...
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Fars News Agency (section Salman Rushdie fatwa)
the bounty against Salman Rushdie in regards to The Satanic Verses controversy. Fars promised $30,000 for the killing of Rushdie. In November 2020, the...
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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder (category Books by Salman Rushdie)
British Indian writer Salman Rushdie, first published in April 2024 by Jonathan Cape. The book recounts the stabbing attack on Rushdie in 2022. It hit number...
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Ruhollah Khomeini (section Rushdie fatwa)
crisis, his fatwa calling for the murder of British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie who insulted prophet Muhammad, and for referring to the United States...
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Takfir (section Salman Rushdie)
Osama bin Laden). The case of Salman Rushdie provides an example of takfir that featured prominently in Western media. Rushdie went into hiding after Ayatollah...
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of the Day, which was adapted into a film of the same name in 1993. Salman Rushdie praised the novel as Ishiguro's masterpiece, in which he "turned away...
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and not ticketed. In 2012, a number of events occurred related to the Salman Rushdie and the Satanic Verses controversy. A number of events created by the...
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Joseph Anton: A Memoir (category Books by Salman Rushdie)
writer Salman Rushdie, first published in September 2012 by Random House. Rushdie recounts his time in hiding from ongoing threats to his life. Rushdie's 1988...
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories (category Novels by Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a 1990 children's novel by Salman Rushdie. It is Rushdie's fifth major publication and followed The Satanic Verses (1988)...
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encountered in novels from other continents, such as those of Günter Grass, Salman Rushdie and Milan Kundera. All these writers have lived through great historical...
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The Moor's Last Sigh (category Novels by Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh is the fifth novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1995. It is set in the Indian cities of Bombay and Cochin. The title is taken from...
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Fury, published in 2001, is the seventh novel by author Salman Rushdie. Rushdie depicts contemporary New York City as the epicenter of globalization and...
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Booker's history. In 1993, the "Booker of Bookers" prize was awarded to Salman Rushdie for Midnight's Children (the 1981 winner) as the best novel to win the...
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