Salman Rushdie
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 76 |
| Web site | www.salmanrushdie.com |
| Date of birth | June 19,1947 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Mumbai |
| India | |
| Spouse | Rachel Eliza Griffiths |
| Children | Zafar Rushdie |
| Milan Rushdie | |
| Height | 170 (cm) |
| Movies/Shows | Next People |
| Then She Found Me | |
| Great Writers: Salman Rushdie | |
| Concerning the Bodyguard | |
| River of Fundament | |
| Paperback Dreams | |
| Odd Streets Run West | |
| Bosch, the Garden of Dreams | |
| Midnight's Children | |
| Bridget Jones's Diary | |
| Awards | Booker Prize |
| The Best of the Booker | |
| James Joyce Award | |
| St. Louis Literary Award | |
| Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award | |
| Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service | |
| Official site | salmanrushdie.com |
| Education | King's College, Cambridge |
| King's College | |
| Cambridge | |
| Parents | Negin Bhatt |
| Anis Ahmed Rushdie | |
| Books | The Satanic Verses |
| Midnight's Children | |
| Shame | |
| Quichotte | |
| Alma mater | King's College |
| Cambridge | |
| Nationality | American |
| British | |
| Indian | |
| Albums | Die satanischen Verse (Ungekürzt) |
| Genres | Realism |
| Postcolonialism | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 407754 |
Salman Rushdie Life story
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL 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 subcontinent.
Booker Prize 2023: Ireland's Paul Lynch wins with Prophet Song
... Previous winning authors include Margaret Atwood, Hilary Mantel, Bernardine Evaristo and Salman Rushdie...
Jon Fosse: Norwegian author and playwright wins Nobel Literature Prize
... There was no public shortlist for the award, but Salman Rushdie, Can Xue, Margaret Atwood and Haruki Murakami were thought to be among the other possible contenders...
Sir Salman Rushdie says he has 'crazy dreams' about attack in New York
...By Razia Iqbal & Leisha Chi-SantorelliBBC NewsSir Salman Rushdie says he is physically " more or less OK" nearly a year after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in New York...
Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, dies aged 94
... He issued an unprecedented and heated denial to Czech news agency CTK, prompting an open letter of support from fellow writers including JM Coetzee and Salman Rushdie...
Michael Rosen 'honoured' to win PEN Pinter Prize
... Previous winners of the prize include Malorie Blackman, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Lemn Sissay, as well as Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Tom Stoppard and Carol Ann Duffy...
Sir Salman Rushdie writing again following attack
...By Emma PetrieArts and culture reporterBritish novelist Sir Salman Rushdie said he has started writing again after being attacked in New York last year...
British novelist Martin Amis dies aged 73 - reports
... The Rachel Papers was the first of a string of notable works, which alongside writing by contemporaries like Christopher Hitchens, Salman Rushdie, and Ian McEwan, are considered defining works of the 1980s...
Davina McCall and Sir Salman Rushdie win at British Book Awards
... Novelist Sir Salman Rushdie was also honoured, nine months after being attacked on stage in New York...
Sir Salman Rushdie writing again following attack
By Emma PetrieArts and culture reporter
British novelist Sir Salman Rushdie said he has started writing again after being attacked in New York Last Year .
The Booker Prize winner was among those recognised at Windsor Castle on Tuesday after being made a Servant of The Companions of Honour.
Asked when he expects to complete his next book, He Said : " Oh, I'll let you know. "
Sir Salman was repeatedly stabbed at an event in New York Last Year as he was about to make a speech.
He spent following The Attack and lost vision in one eye.
Speaking after the investiture ceremony on Tuesday, in which he met The Princess Royal, Sir Salman said it was a " great honour" to be recognised for a " lifetime" of work and described Anne as " very generous".
He Said it " took a while" but he has finally started working again.
During a festival in Washington at the weekend: " I Am not reading as fast as I used to but. . I Am writing what I think will be a fairly short book about What Happened . "
Sir Salman has long faced death threats for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses.
The Order of The Companions of Honour is an honour given to people in The Commonwealth realms who have made a significant contribution to The Arts , science, medicine or the government over a long period of time.
English snooker player Mark Selby was also honoured at Windsor on Tuesday.
Selby, known by fans as The Jester from Leicester, was made an MBE for his services to snooker and charity in the 2022 Birthday Honours List, the late Queen's last.
The snooker ace was praised by Mental Health charity Mind for speaking publicly about his ongoing struggle with depression, admitting he suffered a " relapse" after losing a Masters Tournament in January 2022.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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