Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British American novelist and essayist. His work, combining magical realism with historical fiction, is primarily concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, with much of his fiction being set on the Indian subcontinent. His 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. His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), was the subject of a major controversy, provoking protests from Muslims in several countries. Death threats were made against him, including a fatwā calling for his assassination issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on 14 February 1989. The British government put Rushdie under police protection. In 1983, Rushdie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the UK's senior literary organisation. He was appointed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France in January 1999. In June 2007, Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his services to literature. In 2008, The Times ranked him thirteenth on its list of …
Salman Rushdie
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Салман Рушдзі, Salamāna Rūśdī, Ahmed Salman Rushdie, and 48 others
薩爾曼·魯西迪, סאלמאן ראשדי, Shalman Rushdie, Salman Rušdi, സൽമാൻ റഷ്ദി, Joseph Anton, סלמאן רושדי, رشدى، سلمان, 西爾門·拉什迪, احمد سلمان رشدي, Salmān Rushdī, Salmān Rušdī, Salman Rushidi, ซัลมัน รัชดี, సల్మాన్ రష్దీ, Салман Рушді, رشدي، سلمان, Salman Ruzdi, サルマン・ラシュディ, Salamāna Raśdī, სალმან რაშდი, 살만루슈디, Salman Rüsdi, Salma-n Rušdī, সালমান রুশদি, सलमान रुशदी, சல்மான் ருஷ்டி, Salman Rüşdî, Salmon Rushdiy, ಸಲ್ಮಾನ್ ರಶ್ದಿ, سلمان رشدي, Salman Rushdie, סלמן רושדי, Салман Ружди, سلمان رشدي،, Salmans Rušdi, Salman Rushdi, سلمان رشدی, Salman Rüşdi, Салман Рушди, Salman Roshdi, Salman Rüşdı̂, ਸਲਮਾਨ ਰੁਸ਼ਦੀ, サルマン ラシュディ, سەلمان ڕوشدی, Salman Ruždi, Σαλμάν Ρουσντύ, Rushdie - Born:
- June 19, 1947
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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British American novelist and essayist. His work, combining magical realism with historical fiction, is primarily concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, with much of his fiction being set on the Indian subcontinent. His 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. His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), was the subject of a major controversy, provoking protests from Muslims in several countries. Death threats were made against him, including a fatwā calling for his assassination issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on 14 February 1989. The British government put Rushdie under police protection. In 1983, Rushdie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the UK's senior literary organisation. He was appointed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France in January 1999. In June 2007, Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his services to literature. In 2008, The Times ranked him thirteenth on its list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.Since 2000, Rushdie has lived in the United States. He was named Distinguished Writer in Residence at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University in 2015. Earlier, he taught at Emory University. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2012, he published Joseph Anton: A Memoir, an account of his life in the wake of the controversy over The Satanic Verses.
