Salman Rushdie

About Salman Rushdie

For his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses, he got death threats from high-ranking Iranian government officials. Midnight's Children (1981) and Fury (1985) are two of his other novels, both of which incorporate aspects of historical fiction and magical realism (2001).

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British American novelist and essayist. His work, combining magical realism with historical fiction, is primarily concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, with much of his fiction being set on the Indian subcontinent. His second novel, Midnight's Children, won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize. His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses, was the subject of a major controversy, provoking protests from Muslims in several countries. Death threats were made against him, including a fatwā calling for his assassination issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on 14 February 1989. The British government put Rushdie under police protection. In 1983, Rushdie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the UK's senior literary organisation.

Citizenship	United Kingdom, United States
Subject	Historical criticism, travel writing
Genre	Magic realism, satire, postcolonialism
Born	Ahmed Salman Rushdie, June 19, 1947, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, (now Mumbai, India)
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Children	2

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Trivia

He won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel, Midnight's Children.

Salman Rushdie before fame

He studied history at King's College, University of Cambridge, and went on to work as a copywriter for the international marketing and advertising agency, Ogilvy & Mather. In 1975, he released his first novel, Grimus.

Achievement of Salman Rushdie

In 1981, he was awarded the Booker Prize for his novel Midnight's Children.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$15 Million

Salman Rushdie family life

In 1976, he married Clarissa Luard, his first wife. He married author Marianne Wiggins (1988-1993), Elizabeth West (1997-2004), and actress/model Pama Lakshmi later in his life (2004-2007). Zafar and Milan, his first and third sons, were the result of his first and third marriages, respectively.

Associations of Salman Rushdie

In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II knighted him.

Salman Rushdie Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	85 kg
Height	170 cm
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper (Semi-Bald)