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Personal life. Rushdie has been married five times and has two children; his first four marriages ended in divorce. He was first married to Clarissa Luard, literature officer of the Arts Council of England, from 1976 to 1987. The couple had a son, Zafar, born in 1979, who is married to the London-based jazz singer Natalie Coyle.
Jun 26, 2024 · Honors and personal life. Rushdie received the Booker Prize in 1981 for Midnight’s Children. The novel subsequently won the Booker of Bookers (1993) and the Best of the Booker (2008). These special prizes were voted on by the public in honor of the prize’s 25th and 40th anniversaries, respectively.
Feb 28, 2020 · A biography of Salman Rushdie, novelist and author of 'The Satanic Verses' and 13 other magical-realist novels. Learn why he is considered one of the most important literary figures of the modern era.
Jun 22, 2024 · 1. He learned storytelling from his parents. Salman Rushdie was born in Bombay, India. His father was a lawyer turned businessman, and his mother a teacher. He says they gave him his...
Apr 30, 2024 · IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed spoke with Salman Rushdie about his interest in time and history, and about watershed moments in his own life. Here are excerpts from their conversation.
Salman Rushdie is best known for his fifth book, The Satanic Verses, which prompted a fatwa against him in 1989.
Aug 12, 2022 · Over a literary career spanning five decades, Sir Salman Rushdie has been no stranger to death threats arising due to the nature of his work.
Aug 12, 2022 · In Mumbai, Rushdie's hometown, 12 people were killed during intense Muslim rioting, the British embassy in Tehran was stoned, and a $3m (£2.5m) bounty was put on the author's head.
Apr 23, 2024 · On August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie, one of the world’s best-known writers, was attacked and nearly killed by a young man with a knife.
Aug 17, 2022 · SALMAN RUSHDIE'S LIFE. Born on 19 June 1947 in Mumbai, India to a lawyer-businessman and a teacher, Salman Rushdie grew up alongside three sisters in a liberal Muslim household. After schooling in Mumbai, he pursued higher studies in King’s College and Cambridge University.
