The Chautauqua Institution, about 55 miles southwest of Buffalo in a rural corner of New York, is known for its summertime lecture series. Rushdie rose to prominence with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” but his name became known around the world after “The Satanic Verses.” The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie had used while in hiding. In 2012, Rushdie published a memoir, “Joseph Anton,” about the fatwa. The Index on Censorship, an organization promoting free expression, said money was raised to boost the reward for his killing as recently as 2016, underscoring that the fatwa for his death still stands. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight. Iran’s government has long since distanced itself from Khomeini’s decree, but anti-Rushdie sentiment has lingered. One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s best-known and most galvanizing book. Rushdie emerged after nine years of seclusion and cautiously resumed more public appearances, maintaining his outspoken criticism of religious extremism overall. The death threats and bounty led Rushdie to go into hiding under a British government protection program, including a round-the-clock armed guard. The novel was banned in Iran, where the late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death.Ī bounty of over $3 million has also been offered for anyone who kills Rushdie.
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