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  2. Salmon (book) - Wikipedia

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    Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate is a 2020 non-fiction book, written by Mark Kurlansky and published by Oneworld Publications, about the economic and natural history of salmon. It is a follow-up to Kurlanksky's 1997 book, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World. The book is dedicated to Icelandic ...

  3. The Satanic Verses - Wikipedia

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    LC Class. PR6068.U757 S27 1988. The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel of the Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.

  4. Satanic Verses controversy - Wikipedia

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    controversy. The Satanic Verses 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 on the novel's references to the Satanic Verses (apocryphal verses of the Quran), and came to include a larger debate about censorship and religious violence.

  5. The Lovely Bones - Wikipedia

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    LC Class. PS3619.E26 L68 2002. The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from a personal heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. The novel received critical praise and ...

  6. Haroun and the Sea of Stories - Wikipedia

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    PR6068.U757 H37 1990. Followed by. Luka and the Fire of Life. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a 1990 children's novel [1] by Salman Rushdie. It is Rushdie's fifth major publication and followed The Satanic Verses (1988). It is a phantasmagorical story that begins in a city so miserable and ruinous that it has forgotten its name.

  7. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a debut comedy novel written by Paul Torday and published in 2007. Torday was 59 when the book was published. It is based on his extensive experiences of industry and government, as well as his personal interests in salmon fishing and the Middle East. Satirical themes in the novel focus on the 2000s Labour ...

  8. Cat Stevens' comments about Salman Rushdie - Wikipedia

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    The fictional character Bilal X, a successful African-American former pop singer who has converted to Islam, is portrayed by Rushdie as the "favoured lieutenant" of "the Imam", a character based on the Shia Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Bilal X's "well-nourished, highly trained" voice serves as "a weapon of the West turned against its makers."

  9. Arthur Oglesby - Wikipedia

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    Harrogate, Yorkshire. Nationality. British. Known for. Writer, film-maker, broadcaster and fisherman. Arthur Victor Oglesby (21 December 1923 – 2 December 2000) was a British writer, photographer, filmmaker, broadcaster and fisherman. He was best known for his books on salmon fishing.

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