Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist who was born on June 19, 1947. Midnight’s Children, his second book, took home the Booker Prize in 1981.
The highly controversial author’s fourth book, The Satanic Verses, which was published in 1988, sparked outrage among Muslims. He was placed twelfth on The Times’ 2008 list of the top 50 British authors since 1945.
How many children does Salman Rushdie have?
Rushdie has only two children at the moment. He had his first son Zafar when he was married to his first wife Clarissa Luard.
His second son came into being whiles he was married to his third wife Elizabeth West.
The Satanic Verses, a compilation of essays written by Rushdie, was released by Penguin Books in 2005.
In his contribution to Free Expression Is No Offense, he discusses his opposition to the British government’s enactment of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act.
He founded the PEN World Voices Festival and served as president of the PEN American Center from 2004 to 2006.
He started his five-year tenure as Emory University’s Distinguished Writer in Residence in 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Salman Rushdie children: Zafar Rushdie, Milan Rushdie
Rushdie’s children were all born to different mothers. Zafar who is the eldest was born in 1979 and is currently married to famous London-based jazz musician Natalie Rushdie.
Milan who is the youngest of Rushdie’s kids was born in 1997.
Who is the mother of Salman Rushdie’s children?
As indicated earlier, both children have different mothers. The author’s eldest son Zafar was brought into this world by Clarissa Luard Rushdie’s first wife.
Milan, the second son, on the other hand, was mothered by the novelist’s third wife Elizabeth West.
Rushdie is the founder and patron of Ralston College, which chose a Latin translation of a line from a speech he gave in 1991 at Columbia University to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the US Constitution as its motto.
He serves on the advisory board of The Lunchbox Fund, a nonprofit organization in South Africa’s Soweto that offers daily lunches to pupils in township schools.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
