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"After The satanic verses was released, many Muslim countries banned the book and the Ayatollah Rhollah Khomeini declared that Rushdie should be put to death. After a number of years in hiding, despite the continuance of death threats, Rushdie began making television appearances, granting more frequent interviews, and giving public readings of his works."
"After The satanic verses was released, many Muslim countries banned the book and the Ayatollah Rhollah Khomeini declared that Rushdie should be put to death. After a numer of years in hiding, despite the continuance of death threats, Rushdie began making television appearances, granting more frequent interviews, and giving public readings of his works."@en
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"Salman Rushdie évoque dans cet entretien son enfance à Bombay, et son arrivée en grande-Bretagne à l'âge de 14 ans où il est confronté pour la première fois au racisme. Avec des images d'archives, les différentes étapes de sa vie et de son oeuvre sont ensuite évoquées chronologiquement."
"A documentary of Salman Rushdie, a British novelists of Indian descent, who received death threats due to his writing of The Satanic Verses, which was banned in several Islamic countries."@en
"Painfully familiar with the clash of personal and religious expression, Salman Rushdie can now be seen as a literary sentinel regarding the rise of Islamic extremism. In this program, Bill Moyers talks with the author of Shame, The Satanic Verses, and Shalimar the Clown about the impact of 9/11, about tension between moderate and radical Islam, and about the need to hold the line on fundamentalism even when it leads to personal risk. A reading by Rushdie from The Satanic Verses is also included."@en
"Rushdie discusses his life and the social and political events that influenced his work. Includes author reading excerpts from his novels. After The satanic verses was released, many Muslim countries banned the book and the Ayatollah Rhollah Khomeini declared that Rushdie should be put to death. After a number of years in hiding, despite the continuance of death threats, Rushdie began making television appearances, granting more frequent interviews, and giving public readings of his works."@en
"Beginning in 1989, Salman Rushdie spent ten years of his life underground, hiding from Islamic assassins - for the sin of writing a book. Throughout his ordeal, Rushdie kept writing, and emerged in public when Ayatollah Khomeini died. In 2006, as president of the PEN American center--PEN stands for the organization of poets, essayists, and novelists--that works worldwide for freedom of speech and conscience. Before leaving office Rushdie brought over one hundred writers together for a public discussion about what he calls 'the hot-button issue' of the day, faith and reason."@en
""A l'occasion de la sortie du huitième roman de Salman Rushdie, "La terre sous ses pieds" (1999), la réalisatrice organise une rencontre à NewYork, où se situe le livre, avec quelques uns de ses amis. L'auteur lit des extraits de différents livres."
"Born in India and educated in England, author Salman Rushdie's work has led to controversy and international conflict, mostly due to one work, The satanic verses, but he is also known for his novels The ground beneath her feet and Midnight's children. This unique voice in world literature is profiled complete with biographical information, interviews, and more."@en