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Salman Rushdie Rules Supreme

Posted by RP_Singh on 10 July 2008

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Salman Rushdie Rules Supreme Sir Salman Rushdie had made Indians proud once again. The celebrated author of the epoch making book "The Satanic Verses" has won the Best of Booker for his novel Midnight's Children. The award was announced earlier on Thursday at the South Bank Center in London to mark the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize. For the first time, millions of people voted online for their favourites authors.

This proves that how popular Sir Salman is in spite of attempts by fundamentalists who wanted desperately to kill him and awarded fatwa on him.

Midnight's Children won both the 1981 Booker Prize and the Booker of Bookers Prize in 1993, a celebratory award created for the best book to win a Booker Prize in its first 25 years.

His book Midnight's Children, which many consider to be his best ever, is the story of a man born at the stroke of midnight in 1947, just as India wakes up to independence.

Sir Salman's sons Zafar and Milan accept the prize on his behalf. Long live Sir Salman and you have made India proud once again. You rule supreme. Winning Booker thrice for one book makes it a must read for everyone.
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Comments (4)

Ranger wrote on 11 July, 2008

Is "The Satanic Verses" still banned in India?

its_only_words wrote on 11 July, 2008

I am not sure how happy or proud fundamentallists will at your article. Art has gone for a six only politics rules.

Ranger wrote on 11 July, 2008

It is better than Talibans ruling supreme - LOL!

Ranger wrote on 15 July, 2008

It seems Sir Salman rules supreme in Admanya readers' favourite as well!