Salman Rushdie

Shame is Salman Rushdie's third novel, published in 1983. Like most of Rushdie's work, this book was written in the style of magic realism. It portrays the lives of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and their relationship. The central theme of the novel is that violence is born out of shame. The …

Imaginary Homelands is a collection of essays written by Salman Rushdie covering a wide variety of topics. In addition to the title essay, the collection also includes "'Commonwealth Literature' Does Not Exist".

East, West is a 1994 anthology of short stories by Salman Rushdie. The book is divided into three main sections, entitled "East", "West", and "East, West", each section containing stories from their respective geographical areas. Though Rushdie himself never divulged the exact inspirations for his stories in East, …

The Jaguar Smile is Salman Rushdie's first full-length non-fiction book, which he wrote in 1987 after visiting Nicaragua. The book is subtitled A Nicaraguan Journey and relates his travel experiences, the people he met as well as views on the political situation then facing the country. The book was written during a …

From the author of The Satanic Verses and Midnight’s Children comes an unflinchingly honest and fiercely funny account of a life turned upside-down. On Valentine’s Day, 1989, Salman Rushdie received a telephone call from a BBC journalist that would change his life forever: Ayatollah Khomeini, a leading Muslim scholar, …

Keskiyön lapset on Salman Rushdien vuonna 1981 julkaistu romaani. Se oli Rushdien kansainvälinen läpimurtoteos ja se sai ilmestymisvuotenaan Booker-palkinnon. Vuosina 1993 ja 2008 romaani sai erityisen "Bookerien Booker" –palkinnon, eli se valittiin parhaaksi Booker-palkituksi kirjaksi palkinnon 25- ja …

Luka ja Elämän tuli on Salman Rushdien vuonna 2010 ilmestynyt lapsille ja nuorille suunnattu romaani. Teos on itsenäinen jatko-osa vuonna 1990 ilmestyneelle romaanille Harun ja tarinoiden meri. Teoksen on WSOY:lle vuonna 2011 suomentanut Arto Häilä.

The Ground Beneath Her Feet is Salman Rushdie's sixth novel. Published in 1999, it is a variation on the Orpheus/Eurydice myth with rock music replacing Orpheus' lyre. The myth works as a red thread from which the author sometimes strays, but to which he attaches an endless series of references. The book, while at its …