Sir Ahmad Salman Rushdie was born on the 19th of June 1947 in Mumbai, India.
Do you know that his book ‘The Satanic Verses’ offended the Muslim community to such an extent that death threats were made, book stores were bombed and Rushdie had to go into hiding?
A British Indian author, Sir Salman Rushdie is well-known for his style of writing, which merges the civilizations of the eastern and western worlds and mixes historical fiction with believable magic. Some of his well-known works include the novels, ‘Midnight’s Children’, ‘The Satanic Verses’ and ‘Shalimar the Clown’ among others.
Famous Quote: “Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.”