Ahmed Salman Rushdie was born in Bombay, India, on 19 June 1947. He is the son of Anis Ahmed Rushdie, a Cambridge-educated lawyer-turned-businessman, and Negin Bhatt, a teacher. His father adopted the name Rushdie in honour of Averroes (Ibn Rushd).
He is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work frequently combines magical realism with historical fiction and focuses on the connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations on the Indian subcontinent.
Rushdie has been married four times
Who is Salman Rushdie’s third wife Elizabeth West?
The ex-wife of Salman Rushdie is 53 years old. Her exact birth date has not yet been revealed.
Salman married another author, Elizabeth, in 1997, who wrote the In the Hills series of books about her experiences living in rural Wales. When she co-edited Salman’s book Mirrorwork: 50 Years of Indian Writing 1947-1997, the two worked together.
Milan Rushdie, the couple’s son, was born in 1999. Salman and Elizabeth divorced in 2004, despite the fact that they had already separated and that he was living with his future wife.
Elizabeth West’s estimated net worth has not yet been disclosed. However, her ex-husband, Salman Rushdie, is estimated to be worth $15 million dollars.
