Salman Rushdie; Portfolio
This morning, please read the 3 stories by Salman Rushdie. Then move to the lab and work on your portfolio. While there, read about Salman Rushdie.
Salman Rushdie is postcolonial writer. He was born in Mumbai in 1947.
His second novel Midnight's Children was critically acclaimed and won the Booker Prize in 1981. His most controversial novel is The Satanic Verses which he caused controversy in the Islamic world due to the perceived irreverent depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Public burnings and firebombings of bookstores caused international bedlam. The book is still banned in several countries. Rushdie found sanctuary in England. The United Kingdom and Iran broke diplomatic relations over the Rushdie controversy and he still receives death-threats from militant Muslim fanatics concerning the novel. He was knighted in 2007 for his contribution to literature. He currently has ten novels and several collections of stories and non-fiction essays published.
His style is often classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction, and a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, interruptions, and travel between the Eastern and Western worlds.
Salman Rushdie reads from The Satanic Verses
A Conversation with Salman Rushdie (from Penn State)
Salman Rushdie is postcolonial writer. He was born in Mumbai in 1947.
His second novel Midnight's Children was critically acclaimed and won the Booker Prize in 1981. His most controversial novel is The Satanic Verses which he caused controversy in the Islamic world due to the perceived irreverent depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Public burnings and firebombings of bookstores caused international bedlam. The book is still banned in several countries. Rushdie found sanctuary in England. The United Kingdom and Iran broke diplomatic relations over the Rushdie controversy and he still receives death-threats from militant Muslim fanatics concerning the novel. He was knighted in 2007 for his contribution to literature. He currently has ten novels and several collections of stories and non-fiction essays published.
His style is often classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction, and a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, interruptions, and travel between the Eastern and Western worlds.
Salman Rushdie reads from The Satanic Verses
A Conversation with Salman Rushdie (from Penn State)
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