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Salman Rushdie
Indian-born English and American novelist
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alive
- born
- 1947
- died
- no date on record
- age
- 79
- known for
- writer, novelist, essayist
born 1947

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who salman rushdie is
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations. His novels are typically set on the Indian subcontinent, feature an Indian protagonist, and/or portray Indian familial relationships.
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