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Salman Rushdie

Indian-born English and American novelist (born 1947)

DescriptionIndian-born English and American novelist (born 1947)
Source: Wikidata
Born1947-06-19
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceMumbai Mumbai
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
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CitizenshipIndia United Kingdom United States
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Occupationwriter screenwriter essayist children's writer actor novelist author
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Genresmagic realism
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Member ofPEN America Royal Society of Literature American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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AwardsQ141689828 Austrian State Prize for European Literature Costa Book Awards Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award honorary doctor of the University of Tromso Gold Medal of the Círculo de Bellas Artes Companion of Honour Emperor Has No Clothes Award Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service Golden PEN Award honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII Humanist of the Year The British Book Awards Booker Prize Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Honorary doctor of the University of Liège Crossword Book Award Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Norman Mailer Prize Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mythopoeic Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Ordre des Arts et des Lettres James Tait Black Memorial Prize James Joyce Awards Kurt Tucholsky Prize National Arts Awards Aristeion Prize PEN Pinter Prize Knight Bachelor Carl Sandburg Literary Award St. Louis Literary Award
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Also known as

Sir Salman Rushdie

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