Salman Rushdie
Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)
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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British and 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 Indian subcontinent. Rushdie's second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.
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Man found guilty of attempted murder over Salman Rushdie attackA man has been found guilty of attempted murder over an attack on author Sir Salman Rushdie.Sky News - Published | |
Salman Rushdie describes moment of attack as he gives evidence in courtSalman Rushdie has described in court the moment he was attacked on stage.Sky News - Published | |
Author Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react after being stabbed on stage, court hears Sir Salman Rushdie was so stunned he didn't try to fight back after a masked man stabbed him on stage, a court has heard.Sky News - Published | |
'Fight words with words': Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy opposes re-banning of Salman Rushdie's bookThe Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) urges Muslims to oppose calls for reban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' and adopt intellectual responses instead. IMSD recalled Sir Syed Ahmad..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Why Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' now available in India after 36-year banSalman Rushdie's banned book "The Satanic Verses" is now available in limited stock at a Delhi bookstore. The ban, imposed in 1988, ended as the Delhi High Court noted the absence of the notification...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Notification banning Salman Rushdie’s 'Satanic Verses' ‘untraceable’; Delhi HC closes petitionThe Delhi High Court dismissed a petition challenging the 1988 ban on importing Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' because authorities couldn't locate the original notification. The court ruled that..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Salman Rushdie thought it would be 'the end' after stabbing left him in 'lake of blood'Sir Salman Rushdie has told Sky News he thought it would be "the end" for him after he was repeatedly stabbed at a public lecture in 2022.Sky News - Published | |
Salman Rushdie says he had a dream about being attacked days before stabbingSir Salman Rushdie has said he had a dream of a man trying to stab him days before he was attacked in 2022.Sky News - Published | |
Salman Rushdie say knife attacker came at him like a 'missile'Author Sir Salman Rushdie has described the moment before he was stabbed at a literary festival, saying he saw a "murderous shape rushing towards" him like a "squat missile".Sky News - Published | |
Salman Rushdie 'greatest living Indian writer', Nobel is long overdue: Shashi TharoorIndiaTimes - Published | |
Sir Salman Rushdie and Heartstopper creator to be honoured with medals at major book festival Author Sir Salman Rushdie and Alice Oseman, the creator of Netflix hit Heartstopper, are to be honoured with medals at one of the world's biggest book festivals.Sky News - Published | |
Salman Rushdie says he feels 'lucky' and 'grateful' in first interview since brutal attack Sir Salman Rushdie says he feels "lucky" and "grateful" in his first interview since being stabbed multiple times during a literary event in New York last summer.Sky News - Published |
