The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel from the Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.

The Satanic Verses is a magic realist epic novel by Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie that upon its publication in 1988 became one of the most controversial books of the late 20th century. Its fanciful and satiric use of Islam struck some Muslims as blasphemous, and Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against it in 1989.

The Satanic Verses controversy, also known as the Rushdie Affair, was a controversy sparked by the 1988 publication of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. It centered on the novel's references to the Satanic Verses (apocryphal verses of the Quran), and came to include a larger debate about censorship and religious violence.

Jun 13, 2005 · One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s best-known and most galvanizing book. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight.

Sep 25, 2018 · One of the most controversial books in recent literary history, Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses,” was published three decades ago this month and almost immediately set off angry...

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Sep 26, 1988 · After his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), Rushdie became the subject of several assassination attempts and death threats, including a fatwa calling for his death issued by Ruhollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran. In total, 20 countries banned the book.

Jan 15, 1988 · by Salman Rushdie ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 15, 1988. This controversial novel, banned in India for its alleged blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed, is a surreal hallucinatory feast. Rushdie (Midnight's Children; Shame, etc.), long a magical realist, turns finally to Islam for his jumping, off point, and his inventiveness never flags.

Nov 27, 2024 · The crisis over Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses exposed the contrasting ways Western and Muslim actors understand the place of religion in international order and the responsibilities of states in religious controversies, writes Associate Professor David Smith from the School of Social and Political Sciences.

5 days ago · Rushdie, who spent most of the 1990s in hiding in the UK after receiving death threats over his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses," was stabbed about 15 times: in the head, neck, torso and left hand ...