The British Indian novelist and essayist, Sir Salman Rushdie, was born on the 19th of June in 1947.
He won the Booker Prize in 1981 with his second novel, Midnight’s Children, which was said to be “the best novel of all winners”. Generally his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent and combines historical fiction and magical realism.
His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses was published in 1988 and was the subject of a major controversy in Muslim societies. Many Muslims protested the book and death threats were made against Rushdie.
His works remain as popular, and as controversial, today and we cannot deny his quotes have depth and wisdom to them.
Here are 10 of our favourite Salman Rushdie quotes for your enjoyment…
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