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Salman Rushdie

A concise guide to Salman Rushdie's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

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Author overview

Salman Rushdie (born 1947) is a novelist and essayist whose body of work spans literary writing. This writing is associated with India, United Kingdom, and United States. Major works and useful reading starting points include The Moor's Last Sigh and The Satanic Verses. Key themes include migration and hybrid identity, history, myth, and storytelling, and religion, politics, and freedom of imagination.

Reading pathway

Begin with The Moor's Last Sigh.

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