Sir Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie is the bestselling author of 22 books, including Midnight’s Children, which won both the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker; Shame, The Satanic Verses, The Moor’s Last Sigh and Quichotte, all of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; East West, a collection of stories; Joseph Anton, a memoir; The Jaguar Smile, a work of reportage; and three collections of essays, including Languages of Truth. His 2024 book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, was a finalist for that year's National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Rushdie is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. He is a former president of PEN America and the recipient of the PEN Centenary Courage Award. His books have been translated into over 40 languages. 

In 2023, he was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year and has received a Queen's knighthood for his 'services to literature'. His new book, a collection of short fiction titled The Eleventh Hour, is published November 2025. 

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