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Salman Rushdie

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Name: Salman Rushdie

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Rootless Writing

Salman Rushdie ruminates on a writer’s relationship with race and geography:“Western writers have never doubted that their subject matter is interesting—even if it’s very local or parochial,” he said, and advised all writers to “just make the same assumption.” ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Salman Rushdie, Ruminant, Fruit

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Cinema Quiz

Questions1. Which of the two Star Wars prequels were released on this date but six years apart?2. Which upcoming Prabhudeva-helmed Hindi flick, starring Shruti Haasan, gets its name from a blockbuster Raj Kapoor song?3. Before Henry Cavill, who was the ... [Published The Hindu - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Hollywood, Pooja Bhatt, Bismillah Khan, Shruti Haasan

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Grayson’s Week

It’s been a full on week, with yummy treats, acrobatic shoots and thoughts of next summer!Ruby & Liam Spring/Summer 2013 PreviewWhat do we have to look forward to next summer? Ruby promises Italian seaside inspiration with playful prints and nautical ... [Published NZ Girl - May 17 2013]

Entities: Chaos, Refined Sugar, Salman Rushdie

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

NEWS IN BRIEF: SC rules in Rushdie's favour in ancestral bungalow dispute

SC rules in Rushdie's favour in ancestral bungalow dispute By In what could come as a relief for celebrated writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, the Supreme Court has refused to modify its December 3, 2012 judgment directing transfer of his ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: Salman Rushdie, Noida, Property

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Salman Rushdie's controversial life

Award-winning Author Salman Rushdie talks to CNN about his controversial career. ... [Published CNN - May 16 2013]

Entities: Salman Rushdie

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Modern India is born in 'Midnight's Children'

Sprawling, even meandering, the 146-minute movie version of Salman Rushdie’s 1981 Booker Prize-winning novel “Midnight’s Children” is faithful to its source to a fault — probably because Rushdie himself wrote the script, with director Deepa Mehta. ... [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 16 2013]

Entities: Modern India Ltd, Salman Rushdie, Deepa Mehta

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

New Delhi (India)

Salman Rushdie ancestral house dispute: SC refuses to modify order

The Supreme Court has refused to modify its order by which it directed that the ancestral house of renowned author Salman Rushdie and his family, situated in a posh locality in Delhi, be sold at present market price to another family.The Supreme Court ... [Published DNA India - May 16 2013]

Entities: Salman Rushdie, Jainism, New Delhi (India)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Salman Rushdie and Deepa Mehta discuss the magic of 'Midnight's Children'

The movie is based on the Booker prize-winning early novel by part-time Rushdie, a University Distinguished Professor at Emory University. Rushdie wrote the screenplay and it was directed by Deepa Mehta.Later, Mehta and Rushdie sat with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... [Published Modesto Bee - May 15 2013]

Entities: Salman Rushdie, Deepa Mehta, Emory University, Martha Stewart

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Stunning to watch

Directed by Deepa Mehta, ‘Midnight’s Children’ has lovely cinematography, writes Stephanie MerryIF anyone should compose the screen adaptation of a beloved book, it’s the author, right? In the case of Midnight’s Children, maybe not. Salman Rushdie co-wrote ... [Published Oman Tribune - May 14 2013]

Entities: Deepa Mehta, Salman Rushdie, Annulment, Adaptation, Mumbai

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Driving Missy Brody

Salman Rushdie's fascination for young ladies continues! Move over Padma Lakshmi. Literary giant Salman Rushdie, 65, is dating New York designer and socialite Melissa 'Missy' Brody who at 45 is 20 years his junior. Well done, Sir Salman. ... [Published India Today - May 12 2013]

Entities: Padma Lakshmi, Salman Rushdie, Socialite

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 5 reports

World Press Freedom Day: Salman Rushdie, others urge China to allow freedom of expression

NEW YORK Exiled Chinese author Yu Jie joined other writers including Salman Rushdie on the 20th observance of World Press Freedom Day in appealing to China to live up to its own constitution and laws guaranteeing freedom of expression, and calling on ... [Published Washington Post - May 04 2013]

Entities: World Press Freedom Day, Salman Rushdie, China, Freedom of Expression

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Rushdie leads calls for China to free dissidents

A group of prominent writers led by Salman Rushdie presses for the release of dozens of imprisoned authors and for freedom of speech in the country ... [Published FT.com - World - May 03 2013]

Entities: Salman Rushdie, China, Freedom of Speech

Quotes

To the audience at the preview Rushdie added, "in the end, you have to set aside the question of whether (the movie) is faithful to the book. it stops mattering. rather than an adaptation of the book, we think of it as a relative, a first cousin." Then Mehta got a laugh with an alibi...

Salman Rushdie and Deepa Mehta discuss the magic of 'Midnight's Children' [Published Modesto Bee - May 15 2013]

More Content

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Rootless Writing [Published Atlantic Monthly - 2 hours ago]
Rootless Writing [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 2 hours ago]
Cinema Quiz [Published The Hindu - 8 hours ago]
All cheques and balance [Published Hindustan Times - May 17 2013]
In conversation with Hanif Kureishi [Published NOW News - May 17 2013]
Grayson’s Week [Published NZ Girl - May 17 2013]
NEWS IN BRIEF: SC rules in Rushdie's favour in ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 17 2013]
Dr. Bernard Richard's address to Convocation [Published Mount Allison University - May 16 2013]
Salman Rushdie's controversial life [Published CNN - May 16 2013]
Modern India is born in 'Midnight's Children' [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 16 2013]
Salman Rushdie ancestral house dispute: SC refu... [Published DNA India - May 16 2013]
Rushdie ancestral house dispute: SC refuses to ... [Published zeenews.com - May 16 2013]
Rushdie ancestral house dispute: SC refuses to ... [Published Business Standard India - May 16 2013]
Murong Xuecun on the ?New Censorship Campaign?... [Published China Digital Times - May 16 2013]
Salman Rushdie and Deepa Mehta discuss the magi... [Published Modesto Bee - May 15 2013]
Five Business Lessons From Inferno Author Dan B... [Published BusinessWeek - May 15 2013]
Kristallnacht of the fascists in Dhaka [Published Milli Gazette - May 15 2013]
Angel Orensanz To Appear At Aviff Cannes Film F... [Published Online PR News - May 14 2013]
Who will win the Women?s Prize for Fiction? [Published X-Media Online - May 14 2013]
Dan Brown: The Marmite Man Of Modern Literature [Published Huffington Post UK - May 14 2013]
Stunning to watch [Published Oman Tribune - May 14 2013]
Comic Trumps Academic in "Evil Cybernat" Public... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 12 2013]
A future made in Africa-50 Trailblazers under 5... [Published Equities.com - May 12 2013]
Driving Missy Brody [Published India Today - May 12 2013]
McKinsey's Rohini Dey bets on Indian-Latin rest... [Published Economic Times - May 11 2013]
Rafsanjani seeks return to Iran's political [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 11 2013]
DVD Review - May 11 [Published Halesowen News - May 11 2013]
The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 11 2013]
Distant Intimacy: An object lesson in knowing w... [Published Chicago Reader - May 10 2013]
'Midnight's Children':Don't Wait Up [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 10 2013]

Blogs

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Rootless Writing [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 2 hours ago] Salman Rushdie ruminates on a writer’s relationship with race and geography: “Western writers have never doubted that their subject matter is interesting—even if it’s very local or parochial,” he said, and advised all writers to “just make the same ...
The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 11 2013] Friday on the Dish, Andrew further pondered the brutality surrounding the Gitmo hunger strike, challenged Leon Wieseltier’s moralizing on Syria, and separated out the scandal from the politicking in the Benghazi fiasco. He, weighed in on the ...
The Daily Wrap [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 08 2013] Today on the Dish, Andrew posted a notice for a new Dishtern, reiterated his opposition to meddling in Syria’s civil war, and put Obama on notice regarding the release of the torture report. He explained his embrace of Keynesian economics in ...
The State Of Censorship [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 07 2013] Salman Rushdie, almost 25 years after the Ayatollah’s fatwa, discusses global censorship: I’d say that, in general, [it's] gotten worse. But one of the things our report highlights is that people have more tools to resist censorship using new media. ...
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread [Published Crooks and Liars - May 05 2013] The Spinners -- It's a Shame (1970) It's a shame, the way we get the same people over and over. It's a shame, the way the news is framed by these fools. It's a shame, the way they mess around with our heads. Why do they use us, try to confuse us? ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Salman Rushdie on acting ambition [Published BBC News Video - Entertainment and Arts - Jan 30 2013]
VIDEO: Midnight's Children adapted for film [Published BBC News Video - Entertainment and Arts - Dec 26 2012]

Press Releases

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Audible Produces Granta’s Celebrated “Best of Y... [Published Business Wire - Apr 16 2013]