One of the most celebrated writers of our time, Salman Rushdie, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, became the target of a fatwa, issued by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran in response to the publication of The Satanic Verses. Rushdie's many books include Midnight's Children (for which he won the Booker Prize in 1981 and, in 2008, the Best of the Booker). For several years, the author was forced into hiding. His memoir Joseph Anton is a reflection on that period.

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Title: Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, Author: Salman Rushdie
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Title: I versi satanici (The Satanic Verses), Author: Salman Rushdie
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Title: Luka e o Fogo da Vida (Luka and Fire of Life), Author: Salman Rushdie
Title: L'ultimo sospiro del Moro (The Moor's Last Sigh), Author: Salman Rushdie
Title: Grimus (Portuguese Edition), Author: Salman Rushdie
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Title: La encantadora de Florencia (The Enchantress of Florence), Author: Salman Rushdie
Title: Luka e il fuoco della vita (Luka and Fire of Life), Author: Salman Rushdie
Title: La terra sotto i suoi piedi (The Ground beneath Her Feet), Author: Salman Rushdie
Title: Dva goda, vosem' mesyacev i dvadcat' vosem' dney, Author: Salman Rushdie
Title: Furia (Fury), Author: Salman Rushdie
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Title: Pásate de la raya: Artículos, 1992-2002 (Step across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002), Author: Salman Rushdie
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The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie, the fatwa, and the consequences for us all

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