Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)
The idea for which Salman Rushdie nearly died is the freedom to say what he wants, George Packer writes:
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‘So it’s you. Here you are’: Salman Rushdie describes moment he was stabbed: In first interview since his stabbing, writer tells how knifeman was ‘last thing my ...
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The day I asked Salman Rushdie about the fatwa: As the novelist publishes a memoir of his stabbing, Sathnam Sanghera recalls interviewing him ...
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Salman Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing about it in his new book "Knife ... Show more www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/
Salman Rushdie faced assassination attempts for years. In 2022, a man with a knife nearly killed him. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
Quick Glance: The Night Iran's Missile Show Rattled Israel
- In Tehran, 'Operation True Promise' launched an unprecedented aerial assault on Israel.
- The direct clash between powerful militaries showcased Israel's defense and Iran's display of power.
- Despite minor damages and injuries, the question remains whether this attack signifies further escalation or the start of a war.
- The missile and drone strikes resulted in minimal damage, with Israel and allies successfully intercepting most projectiles.
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⏱️ Young hackers have teamed up with a notorious Russian ransomware gang
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Salman Rushdie's memoir about his 2022 stabbing 'Knife' to release on April 16 | Mint
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Here Are the 12 New Books You Should Read in April: From Salman Rushdie's memoir to Amor Towles' first collection of short stories.
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The 27 best new books to get lost in 2024: From Salman Rushdie’s terrifying story of surviving a stabbing to David Nicholls’ latest must-read romantic novel ...
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10 new books for April: Marian Keyes, Salman Rushdie, Jan Carson...: There's a bumper crop of books on the way over the next few weeks
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Two gang members arrested for firing at Bollywood’s Salman Khan’s home: Two members of a notorious criminal gang were arrested by Indian police Tuesday for ...
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Salman Rushdie dreamed about being attacked days before he was stabbed onstage. ‘If the knife was a question, then this book is the answer ...
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Author Salman Rushdie credits some brave strangers with coming to his rescue after he was stabbed, including the fireman who used his thumb to stem the ... Show more
6 Must-Read Books by Salman Rushdie: 6 Must-Read Books by Salman Rushdie
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April in non-fiction: Six new books to add to your shelf, including Salman Rushdie’s memoir
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10 books to add to your reading list in April: Books to read in April include Ada Limón’s poetry anthology about our fragile world and Salman Rushdie's memoir ...
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Quick Glance: April Fools' Day 2024: From Baby Language Translation Apps to a Ghostbuster at Tinder
- Every year on April 1st, companies and brands introduce new 'products' for jokes. Sweetgreen, Welch's, and Omaha Steaks showcase ideas like baby language translation apps.
- April 1st, known as April Fools' Day, encourages not trusting anyone and questioning everything. Companies use this day to surprise customers and employees with prank products.
- Despite occasional failed pranks, marketers continue to rely on fake products to grab attention. Examples include a hot dog-flavored drink from 7-Eleven and a translation app for stoner language.
- Other prank products include things like AI-powered dolls, banana sleeping bags, and even cheese spritz sprays. Companies like Krispy Kreme, Omaha Steaks, and Quest Nutrition participate in this fun tradition.
#GraziaBookClub In this deeply personal memoir, Booker Prize winner and acclaimed author Salman Rushdie recounts surviving the attack on his life and for the first time ... Show more #GraziaReads #NowReading #BookoftheMonth #ReadoftheMonth
Culture wars in Britain: The English are fed up with identity politics: The British are rejecting identity politics. It plays almost no role in the election ...
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What Amitava Kumar’s The Yellow Book tells about the mind of a writer: Amitava Kumar's "The Yellow Book" is a poignant reflection on life during ...
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Paid articlePaid AI only poses threat to unoriginal writers, Salman Rushdie says: Artificial intelligence tools may pose a threat to writers of thrillers and science fiction ...
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Salman Rushdie, Bernardine Evaristo and the Royal Society of Literature at war: The RSL’s leadership is facing a revolt from its members. Patrick Marnham ...
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Paid articlePaid Salman Rushdie: Is writers’ society ‘impartial’ on attempted murder?: Author, who was attacked on stage in 2022, responds to comments by Royal Society of ...
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AI only poses threat to unoriginal writers, says author Salman Rushdie: Rushdie said he tested ChatGPT by asking it to write 200 words in his style ...
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✍️Dylan Jones: From Hillary Clinton to Elton John and Arsène Wenger — the Hay Festival's idiosyncrasies have made it special
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Trial postponed for suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing over author’s upcoming memoir
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Book releases 2024: From RuPaul to Salman Rushdie: Britney, Stephen King and Chigozie Obioma also have new books coming out in the next 12 months.
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Hanif Kureishi – portrait of the artist as a young man: If any novelist, playwright or screenwriter of the past 40 years could be called ‘a writer of ...
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Why the West is going under: our Roman conditions: Are we doomed like Rome once was? Yes, a historian and an economist now predict. However ...
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Assassination attempt on Salman Rushdie: The trial is postponed: Last October, Salman Rushdie announced that he would publish a book about the assassination ...
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24 reading goals for 2024: From giants like Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy to new Dalit and Northeast Indian voices, here's fiction and non-fiction you ...
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Indian books of 2024: Vogue rounds up 15 books to look forward to: From the diary of a sex therapist to India's first ever haiku collection ...
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Quick Glance: Top 18 Indian Books of 2024
- From Salman Rushdie's highly-anticipated memoir to the debut novel by Kanan Gill, 2024 brings a diverse range of Indian books.
- Vogue's selection of the best Indian books of 2024 is a must-read for all book enthusiasts.
- Maria, Just Maria by Sandhya Mary, translated by Jayasree Kalathil and published by Harper Collins India, offers a sharp and humorous take on contemporary society.
- Late Blooming Cherries, India's first-ever anthology of haikus, is another standout publication in 2024, edited by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and Rimi Nath and published by Harper Collins India.
What the literary spring promises: Readers can look forward to some highlights in 2024. These include new works by Haruki Murakami, Salman Rushdie ...
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Salman Rushdie receives award in rare appearance at New York event: Author, who was stabbed at a literary event last year, gets lifetime disturbing the peace ...
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Quick Glance: Salman Rushdie Receives Rare Award at New York Event
- Rushdie made a surprise appearance at the 'Living in Truth' ceremony and apologized for being a mystery guest.
- His rare attendance was kept private over security concerns following last year's attack.
- Wearing a black shirt and suit, Rushdie spoke about his personal relationship with Václav Havel at the event.
- The author received the inaugural 'Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award' and was praised for his work.
Author Salman Rushdie receives novel ‘Disturbing the Peace’ award: Author Salman Rushdie received a first-of-its-kind of award Tuesday night Rushdie ...
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Kurt Vonnegut was born on this day, in 1922. To mark the 50th anniversary of “Slaughterhouse-Five,” in 2019, Salman Rushdie reflected on his relationship with ... Show more nyer.cm/eqm3X4v
Trial date set for suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing, with the author expected to testify
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“We live in a moment where truth has become problematic”: Salman Rushdie: The author at Tata Literature Festival 2023 on his next book about the attack that cost ...
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Dispute over Salman Rushdie’s ancestral home in Civil Lines: HC calls for fresh assessment of property value
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Enemies and friends of democracy: Don't go crazy: But democracy is not an advertising campaign. Faced with the crises that are shaking them ...
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Salman Rushdie may confront alleged attacker when trial begins in January 2024: The suspect pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and attempted murder.
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How can stereotypes and discrimination be avoided in children's books? Many publishers are currently experimenting with sensitivity reading. trib.al/xYL7xWs
Salman Rushdie on outrage culture and censorship: "A generation is growing up that makes it infinitely easier for itself"
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Tata Literature Fest 2023: Leaves from Rushdie’s Victory City in the heart of the city that never sleeps
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Speech in Frankfurt's Paulskirche: Peace Prize winner Rushdie calls for defense of freedom of expression
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Rushdie at the Frankfurt Book Fair calls writing 'a kind of optimism' ｜ DPA
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Quick Glance: Salman Rushdie: No Original Opinion on War
- Salman Rushdie shows no sign of resignation during the press conference.
- Salman Rushdie advocates for plurality at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
- Salman Rushdie receives the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade at the Frankfurt Paulskirche.
- Salman Rushdie expresses concern about the restriction of creative freedom by identity politics and political correctness.
Salman Rushdie to publish memoir on stabbing that left him blind in one eye: Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him ...
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Peace Prize Salman Rushdie: Always for the doubt: Salman Rushdie receives the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. His novel "The Satanic Verses" praises ...
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Frankfurt Book Fair: Why we are actually here: The war in the Middle East was the dominant theme of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. And what happened to ...
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‘We’re facing another old enemy’: Rushdie warns against global authoritarianism: Speaking in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Rushdie says US Republicans are moving ...
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75th Frankfurt Book Fair: Chancellor Scholz has to cancel the opening - Minister steps in
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"Defend freedom of expression, even when it offends us": Why media people and politicians should also read Rushdie's book prize speech
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Paid articlePaid Salman Rushdie warns that ‘the truth is under attack’ as he defends free speech: ‘One of the preconditions for the rise of authoritarian strongmen is that people ...
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What you need to know about the 75th Frankfurt Book Fair: Which celebrities are coming to the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2023? What's new? What do private visitors ...
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Andrew Wylie’s rules for life: Don’t call him the Jackal. “The Jackal thing doesn’t interest me,” he had told another interviewer, and I didn’t want to bore him ...
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Salman Rushdie's memoir on 2022 stabbing to be published next year: 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder' will be published on April 16, 2024.
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Sunday Long Reads: Vishal Bhardwaj’s latest, daughter Khatija on AR Rahman, Nobel laureate Jon Fosse’s best works, and more
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A walk through the Constitution Center’s new First Amendment Gallery: The center is also holding First Amendment events this month, including a talk by author ...
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Will it be a controversial or safer choice for Nobel literature prize?: The Nobel Prize in Literature - to be announced on Thursday - could go to an overtly ...
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Zadie Smith Q&A: Salman Rushdie, Lena Dunham and Sadiq Khan pose questions: Zadie Smith, the winner of our Literary Excellence award, answers questions from ...
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Paid articlePaid Brave Sir Salman Rushdie has challenged his own side : The old warhorse has come out for another battle. Sir Salman Rushdie, his eye covered with a patch from a ...
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Preti Taneja: ‘My mother dedicated her book to me and it made me want to be a writer’
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Heino rages about gender on TV - This is how Sat. 1| responds: Folk music star Heino caused a stir with angry statements about gender on Sat. 1's “Breakfast TV” ...
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Heino: Organizer Threatens to Cancel Performance
- After his criticized performance, Heino now faces a potential cancellation.
- The criticism was so intense that it prompted a response from the broadcaster.
- The organizers are now considering canceling the performance.
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Salman Rushdie’s warning rings true: ignore the Twitter outrage: The ‘updating’ of Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming works are just the tip of the iceberg
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A paean to storytelling: Following the trails of Imaginary Homelands (Penguin Books, 1992) and Step Across The Line (Modern Library, 2003) ...
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Artists write to Lukashenko: Where are the prisoners of Belarus?: In a letter to Lukashenko, Herta Müller, Durs Grünbein and Salman Rushdie ask about his ...
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Salman Rushdie at the Berlin International Literature Festival: The superstar looks from the screen
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Melandri, Rushdie, Herzog: Literature festival before restart: After a change at the top, the Berlin International Literature Festival has to find itself again ...
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Salman Rushdie says he has ‘crazy dreams’ since stabbing attack: Writer speaks about his physical and mental health as well as his thoughts on his attempted ...
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Milan Kundera was a writer of caustic irony and mordant wit: He believed the novelist is “neither historian nor prophet” but “an explorer of existence”
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Quick Glance: Milan Kundera: Writer of Cutting Irony and Witty Satire
- He also felt the magical qualities of the circle.
- Playful, elusive, experimental - Mr Kundera rejected not only the 'Grand March' but also grand statements.
- After his successes with 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting' (1979) and 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' (1984), readers and writers worldwide - from Philip Roth to Salman Rushdie - found a liberating inspiration in Mr Kundera.
- For Mr Kundera, the novelist is neither a historian nor a prophet, but an explorer of existence.
Hundreds of authors, including Salman Rushdie, Cheryl Strayed endorse anti-censorship initiative
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Quick Glance: Authors endorse anti-censorship initiative
- Salman Rushdie, Cheryl Strayed, Carl Hiassen and Ibram X. Kendi are among hundreds of authors endorsing an announcement by the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers.
- The initiative calls attention to the 70th anniversary of a Freedom to Read Statement issued by book publishers and librarians during the McCarthy era.
- The library and publishing associations urge all members of the book community to affirm their commitment to the June 1953 declaration.
- Supporters of the initiative include Jennifer Egan, Ron Chernow, Jodi Picoult, along with organizations such as Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, the Authors Guild and the American Booksellers Association.
A fatwa against author Salman Rushdie led to more than 30 years of terror: a timeline
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