Author
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born English and American novelist, born on 19 June 1947 in Mumbai. Best-known works include The Satanic Verses. Honours include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, PEN Pinter Prize and James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
The Bookish Elf has reviewed 2 books by Salman Rushdie, mostly crime and memoir, published by Random House, Jonathan Cape Ltd, first published between 1981 and 2024. Our highest-rated is Knife – Meditations After an Attempted Murder (4.0/5).
Born 19 June 1947, MumbaiFrom United Kingdom
Books reviewed2
Our average4.0★from 2 rated
Awards & honours
32 recordedBooker Prize1981The British Book Awards1996James Tait Black Memorial Prize1981Humanist of the Year2019
Literary prizes
Humanist of the Year 2019The British Book Awards 1996James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1981Booker Prize 1981Emperor Has No Clothes Award 2018Gold Medal of the Círculo de Bellas Artes 2015Norman Mailer Prize 2015PEN Pinter Prize 2014Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award 2014Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service 2010Golden PEN Award 2010St. Louis Literary Award 2009National Arts Awards 2009Carl Sandburg Literary Award 2009
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James Joyce Awards 2008Crossword Book Award 2005Aristeion Prize 1996Costa Book Awards 1988, 1995Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1993Kurt Tucholsky Prize 1992Austrian State Prize for European Literature 1992Ordre des Arts et des LettresGenre awards
Honours & fellowships
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2022Companion of Honour 2022Honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII 2001Honorary doctor of the University of Liège 1999Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 1983Honorary doctor of the University of TromsoOrder of the Companions of HonourKnight Bachelor
Books
2 books
Frequently asked questions
Which Salman Rushdie book should I start with?
Our pick is Knife – Meditations After an Attempted Murder, which we rated 4.0 out of 5.
How many Salman Rushdie books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
We have reviewed 2 books by Salman Rushdie: Knife – Meditations After an Attempted Murder, Midnight’s Children.