Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie strongly criticized his publisher for pulling a historical novel about the prophet Muhammad and his child bride over concerns about angering Muslims.
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Salman Rushdie says his mother’s gossip had a strong influence on his literary career.
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Salman Rushdie has asked a London publisher to withdraw a book by a former Special Branch bodyguard who claims the author behaved badly and arrogantly toward policemen...
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made popular Jul 23 2008
Salman Rushdie was named winner of the Best of the Booker award for Midnight’s Children, the Man Booker website reported
made popular Jul 11 2008
British author Salman Rushdie won the “Best of the Booker” prize on Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the world’s most prestigious...
made popular Jul 11 2008
Salman Rushdie is probably the Booker Prize’s best-known winner. Now he is officially the best.Rushdie’s 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children”...
made popular Jul 10 2008
India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children’ has established an unassailable lead over five other contenders in global...
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The controversial author Salman Rushdie has been knighted by the Queen.
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made popular Jun 26 2008
Indian origin author Salman Rushdie received a knighthood for services to literature from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday, saying he was proud of the honour...
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Queen Elizabeth II conferred a knighthood on “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie on Wednesday, a year after the announcement of the knighthood...
made popular Jun 25 2008
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British-Indian novelist, Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie and his wife Padma are going to end their 3-year marriage. Rushdie’s spokeswoman Jin Auh also confirmed the news...
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