Salman Rushdie

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If you would like to learn about Indian writers, a good start is to read Salman Rushdie's biography. He is the author of The Satanic Verses (1988) and the Booker Prize winning novel Midnight's Children (1981), which has recently been made into a feature film by Oscar-nominated film director Deepa Mehta.  

Lsten to this radio interview in which Salman Rushdie talks about his book Midnight's Children.

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