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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.
Author Salman Rushdie was honored by PEN America with the Centenary Courage Award at their 2023 Literary Gala Thursday. It was the first time the former PEN president was seen in public since he ...
Rushdie lost his vision in his right eye and the use of one hand after being repeatedly stabbed on stage last August. The man accused of stabbing him, Hadi Matar, will stand trial on 8 January 2024.
Sir Salman Rushdie after receiving his knighthood from the Queen in 2008 (John Stillwell/PA) He was knighted in 2008 for his services to literature, an honour he was “thrilled and humbled” to ...
[33] Rushdie's son Zafar said, "Though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact". [34] [35] [36] On October 23, Wylie reported that Rushdie had lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand. [37] By February 6, 2023, Rushdie had recovered enough to appear in an interview with The New ...
Following Ayatollah 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 (previously and better known by his stage name Cat Stevens), made statements endorsing the killing of Rushdie, generating sharp criticism from commentators in the West.
In 1989, Rushdie defied advice to lie low after Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, put a virtual contract on his life in response to his novel "The Satanic Verses," which ...
McGuinness said that there was interest in releasing the song to promote Rushdie's novel, well before the completion of All That You Can't Leave Behind; one plan called for the song to be published online to coincide with the 13 April 1999 release of the novel as a promotional tie-in. [2] The song debuted in a performance by Bono and the Edge on a Rushdie-centric episode of the BBC Two ...