Salman Rushdie
1947, India (British citizen) — present
2 books banned12 bans across 11 countries11 currently active
Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian novelist best known for Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses. His work blends magical realism with political and historical commentary. The Satanic Verses (1988) triggered global controversy, leading to bans in multiple countries and a 1989 fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his death. Rushdie lived under police protection for years. He has consistently defended freedom of expression, stating that literature must be allowed to question belief systems without fear of violence.
