内容简介
OnFebruary14,1989,Valentine’sDay,SalmanRushdiewastelephonedbyaBBCjournalistandtoldthathehadbeen“sentencedtodeath”bytheAyatollahKhomeini.Forthefirsttimeheheardthewordfatwa.Hiscrime?TohavewrittenanovelcalledTheSa
作者简介
SirSalmanRushdieistheauthorofmanynovelsincludingGrimus,Midnight'sChildren,Shame,TheSatanicVerses,TheMoor'sLastSigh,TheGroundBeneathHerFeet,Fury,ShalimartheClownandTheEnchantressofFlorence.Hehasalsopublishedworksofnon-fictionincluding,TheJaguarSmile,ImaginaryHomelands,TheWizardofOzand,asco-editor,TheVintageBookofShortStories.HehasreceivedmanyawardsforhiswritingincludingtheEuropeanUnion'sAristeionPrizeforLiterature.HeisafellowoftheRoyalSocietyofLiteratureandCommandeurdesArtsetdesLettres.In1993Midnight'sChildrenwasjudgedtobethe'BookerofBookers',thebestnoveltohavewontheBookerPrizeinitsfirst25years.InJune2007hereceivedaknighthoodintheQueen'sBirthdayHonours.
