Who is Salman Rushdie? What is he famous for? Wasn't he in Bridget Jones' Diary? - ABC News

The Indian-born author is best known for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses and fury around the book made him a pop culture figure.

Salman Rushdie is recovering with severe, "life-changing" injuries after being stabbed repeatedly before a scheduled public appearance in the US state of New York over the weekend.  He was due to gi… [+4038 chars]

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