Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1981) Winner
Salman Rushdie
サルマーン・ラシュディー
Saruman Rasshudi
Aliases:
Sir Salman Rushdie / Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-06-19 （Bombay）
- Nationality
- India, United Kingdom, United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Islam (background, atheist)
- Residence History
- Bombay, England, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor, Copywriter
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- New York University, Emory University
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka, Charles Dickens, James Joyce
- Influenced
- Many Indo-Anglian writers
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlists multiple times
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | King's College | History | BA | 1964-1968 | United Kingdom |
University of Cambridge
King's College
/ History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1964-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts in History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Booker Prize | Midnight's Children | — | Booker Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Knighthood | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Companion of Honour | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
Booker Prize
1981
Work:
Midnight's Children
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Knighthood
2007
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Companion of Honour
2022
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 63 (1981) Winner
Costa Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 18 (1988) Winner
-
Edition 25 (1995) Winner
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1992) Winner
Mythopoeic Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1992) Winner
British Book Awards (The Nibbies)
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1996) Winner
St. Louis Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
Midnight's Children
1981 Magic RealismStory of children born at India's independence.
Indian IndependencePostcolonialism
The Satanic Verses
1988 Magic RealismControversial novel leading to fatwa.
MigrationReligion
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magic RealismSatirePostmodernism
- Recurring Motifs
- East-West EncountersMigrationMythology
Health
-
Stabbing Injuries2022年8月Lost right eye, hand impairment, liver damage
Legacy
Giant of modern literature, symbol of free speech.
Archives
- Emory University
In Popular Culture
- Multiple film cameos
Quotes
-
Literature is a force for liberty.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Lived in hiding due to fatwa
- Survived 2022 stabbing