Salman Rushdie
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Rushdie releases new novel six months after knife attack
Rushdie will not promote his 15th novel because of his physical condition, although his agent said his ‘recovery is progressing’
Iran ‘categorically’ denies link with Rushdie’s attacker
Rushdie, 75, was left on a ventilator with multiple stab wounds after he was attacked at a literary event Friday in western New York state
Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye after stabbing
The British author of “The Satanic Verses” had to be airlifted to hospital for emergency surgery following the attack
Abdulrazak Gurnah: Nobel prize honours a self-effacing and unassuming talent
Not many knew of the unheralded Zanzibari author who has steadily produced 10 novels
The dance of memory
Coming to terms with the politics of nostalgia amid the myths of the Rainbow Nation is hard to do
Price on Salman Rushdie’s head continues to soar
Twenty eight years after The Satanic Verses was first published, Iran has renewed its efforts in the fatwa issued against author Salman Rushdie.
Outspoken author thanks writers for aiding her release
A first-time South African novelist’s admiration for Salman Rushdie saw her physically attacked and allegedly forced into a mental institution.
Writers rally around the author who dared to admire Rushdie
"She would not have avoided a conversation. But debate, conversation and engagement are not possible in the face of violence."
Violent intimidation of writers must not be tolerated
The savage attack on Zainub Dala shows the terror of the freedom to use words, and the desire to obliterate them.
‘Dala attackers enhance stereotype that Muslims are violent’
The SA Muslim community condemns assaults on author Zainub Priya Dala in Durban after she expressed admiration for Salman Rushdie’s writing style.
Durban writer believes praise for Rushdie behind vicious attack
Durban writer Zainub Priya Dala believes she was assaulted for expressing admiration for controversial novelist Salman Rushdie, her publisher said.
Nkandla and The Satanic Verses
Helen Zille’s thwarted march to Nkandla and SA’s slide into mediocrity is like something out of a book. But it’s all too real, writes Verashni Pillay.
Rushdie: Twitter, Facebook would have raised fatwa danger
Salman Rushdie said that if a fatwa calling for his murder had been issued in the social networking era, it would have further endangered his life.
Salman Rushdie on his memoir ‘Joseph Anton’
In a South Africa exclusive, M&G books editor Darryl Accone speaks to award-winning writer Salman Rushdie about his new memoir ‘Joseph Anton’.
Salman Rushdie on his new memoir
Listen to the full podcast of our exclusive interview with best selling author Salman Rushdie about his latest book ‘Joseph Anton – A Memoir’.