Satanic Verses controversy
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The Satanic Verses controversy, also known as the Rushdie Affair, was a controversy sparked by the 1988 publication of The Satanic Verses by the Indian author Salman Rushdie. It centred on the novel's
Salman Rushdie (in 2014), the Indian author of the novel The Satanic Verses
Persian contraband edition of Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses c. 2000
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Salman Rushdie
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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrati
Satanic Verses controversy
…Verses controversy, also known as the Rushdie Affair, was a controversy sparked by the 1988 publication of The Satanic Verses by the Indian author Salman Rushdie. It centred on the novel's references to the Satanic Verses (apocryphal verses of the Quran), and came to include a larger debate about censorship and…
Rushdie in 2024
Rushdie presenting his 2005 novel Shalimar the Clown
Rushdie having a discussion with Emory University students in February 2008
Rushdie, right, with writers Catherine Lacey and Siri Hustvedt at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival