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Salman Rushdie
Indian-British-American novelist (born 1947)
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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, typically set on the Indian subcontinent. Rushdie's 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 that marked the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.
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🇬🇧 Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack<p>Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attempt</p><p><a href="https://www.t...