Salman Rushdie

Òṣèré Ọmọ Orílẹ̀-èdè America

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, KBE (Pípè: /sælˈmɑːn ˈrʊʃdi/[1]; born 19 June 1947)

Salman Rushdie
At a breakfast honouring Amos Oz in September 2008
Iṣẹ́Novelist, essayist
Ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdèIndian, British
GenreMagic Realism, satire, post-colonialism
SubjectCriticism, travel
SpouseClarissa Luard (1976–1987)
Marianne Wiggins (1988–1993)
Elizabeth West (1997–2004)
Padma Lakshmi (2004–2007)


  1. Pointon, Graham (ed.): BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names, 2nd edition. Oxford Paperbacks, 1990.