Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie is the author of ten novels, one collection of short stories, three works of non-fiction, and the co-editor of The Vintage Book of Indian Writing. In 1993 Midnight's Children was judged to be the Best of the Booker, the best novel to have won the Booker Prize in its forty year history. The Moor's Last Sigh won the Whitbread Prize in 1995 and the European Union's Aristeion Prize for Literature in 1996. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Commandeur des Arts et...See more

Salman Rushdie book reviews

  • The Satanic Verses 5 out of 5

    Satanic Verses Angelic

    by Loren S, Oct 27, 2011

    Good view from high heavens! Sheds a good deal of light on the extrememly complex interrelationshipa within the Islamic communities. Probably the Fatwah issuers didn't have the slightest ... read more

  • Midnight's Children 5 out of 5

    **BRILLIANT**

    by missingink, Dec 31, 2009

    This is probably the most brilliantly written book I've ever read. Rushdie is a literary genius. It's not easy reading, but it's completely engrossing and intriguing. It left me with two things: 1) a ... read more

  • Haroun and the Sea of Stories 5 out of 5

    A wonderful read.. for the child in all..

    by vtiru, Aug 4, 2009

    Haroun and the sea of stories is a wonderful book by Salman Rushdie. Reading this book was like seeing a beautiful sunset - as the colors change, your mind is filled with awe and joy at the most ... read more

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