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  2. Salman Rushdie - Wikipedia

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    Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL (/ s ʌ l ˈ m ɑː n ˈ r ʊ ʃ d i / sul-MAHN RUUSH-dee; [2] born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British and American novelist. [3] 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.

  3. List of winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize

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    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 award in its first 25 years. Midnight's Children also won a public vote in 2008, on the prize's fortieth anniversary, for "The Best of the Booker".

  4. The Satanic Verses - Wikipedia

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    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 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.

  5. Salman Rushdie receives first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the ...

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    The latest honor for Salman Rushdie was a prize kept secret until minutes before he rose from his seat to accept it. On Tuesday night, the author received the first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the ...

  6. Salman Rushdie makes surprise public appearance for first ...

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    Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance to collect a literary award in New ... Rushdie received the first-ever "Lifetime ... accepted on his behalf and said he was aware of the prize.

  7. 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Catholic Church, having previously censured Fo's plays which are described initially by some critics as "rather lightweight", also criticized the academy's decision to bestow him the prize. [11] Salman Rushdie and Arthur Miller had been favoured to receive the prize, but a committee member was later quoted as saying that they would ...

  8. Sir Salman Rushdie: Who is he, what is he known for and what ...

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    Sir Salman Rushdie has forfeited his home, freedom, marriage and peace of mind due to his controversial writings. The 75-year-old Indian-born British author, whose writing led to death threats ...

  9. 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature - Wikipedia

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    A 2016 article in The New York Times noted that among the writers praising Dylan and the decision to award him a Nobel Prize in Literature were authors Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Salman Rushdie and former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins. Rushdie is quoted in that article as calling Dylan "the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition."