Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) 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. 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, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.
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| Full name at birth | Ahmed Salman Rushdie
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| Claim to fame | his novels, including Midnight's Children, Shame, and The Satanic Verses
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1947
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| Place of birth | Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
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| Occupation | Writer, professor
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight | 172 lbs (78 kg)
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| Residence | Union Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Net worth | $15,000,000 USD
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| University | King's College, Cambridge
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| Talent agency | The Random House Publishing Group
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- The books he keeps returning to are Saul Bellow’s The Adventure of Augie March, Humboldt’s Gift, and books by Charles Dickens.
- As a child, he was a hugely obsessive reader.
- In 2008, he was included in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
- Being one of the founders, he served as a Chairman of the PEN World Voices International Literary Festival for almost 10 years.
- Salman has been confirmed with the rank of Commandeur in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres – France’s highest artistic honor.
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