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  1. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL (/ s ʌ l ˈ m ɑː n ˈ r ʊ ʃ d i /; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. 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 ...

  2. May 25, 2024 · Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947, Bombay [now Mumbai], India) is an Indian-born British-American writer whose allegorical novels examine historical and philosophical issues by means of surreal characters, brooding humor, and an effusive and melodramatic prose style.

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  3. Feb 6, 2023 · When Salman Rushdie turned seventy-five, last summer, he had every reason to believe that he had outlasted the threat of assassination. A long time ago, on Valentine’s Day, 1989, Iran’s ...

  4. Aug 12, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of Sir Salman Rushdie, the British-Indian novelist who faced death threats and a fatwa for his book The Satanic Verses. Explore his achievements, influences and challenges in this comprehensive profile.

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  6. Aug 12, 2022 · Rushdie - by now in hiding with his wife under police guard - expressed his profound regret for the distress he had caused Muslims, but the ayatollah renewed his call for the author's death.

  7. May 25, 2024 · An American-British writer of Indian origin, Salman Rushdie achieved his first success in 1981 with Midnight's Children, a novel that won the Booker Prize.Since the fatwa condemning him to death ...

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