Rushdie

[ruhsh-dee]

noun

1. Salman born 1947, British novelist and essayist, born in India.

Rushdie

/ ˈrʊʃðɪ /

noun

1. Sir ( Ahmed ) Salman (sʌlˈmɑːn). born 1947, British writer, born in India, whose novels include Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker prize, Shame (1983), The Ground Beneath Her Feet (1998), and Shalimar the Clown (2005). His novel The Satanic Verses (1988) was regarded as blasphemous by many Muslims and he was forced into hiding (1989) when the Ayatollah Khomeini called for his death; knighted in 2007

Example Sentences

I was immersed in — or, more accurately, surrounded by — scenes from one of my favorite movies, a pivotal blockbuster whose artistic influence extends from David Lynch to Elton John to Salman Rushdie.

From Los Angeles Times

Before being sentenced, Hadi Matar stood and made a statement about freedom of speech in which he called Rushdie a hypocrite.

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Salman Rushdie says he has moved on from the knife attack which has seen his attacker jailed for attempted murder.

From BBC

Author Sir Salman Rushdie has said he is "pleased" the man who tried to kill him in a knife attack in 2022 has received the maximum possible prison sentence.

From BBC

Having been appointed a CBE in the 2024 New Year Honours List, he sat down for an interview with his old friend, Sir Salman Rushdie.

From BBC