Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist who was born on June 19, 1947. Midnight’s Children, his second book, received the Booker Prize in 1981 and was again chosen as “the best novel of all winners.”

He received death threats, including one from Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s fatwa, which called for his murder.

How many times has Salman Rushdie been married?

The novelist’s personal records indicate that he has been married four times in his entire life.

Salman Rushdie created the phrases “irresistibubble” for Aero, “Naughty but Nice” for cream cakes, and “That’ll do well” for American Express while working as an advertising copywriter.

Before turning into a full-time author, he authored Midnight’s Children while employed at Ogilvy & Mather.

Rushdie co-wrote the lyrics for a promotional song for the now-defunct Burnley Building Society with musician Ronnie Bond.

Who are Salman Rushdie’s wives?

Rushdie’s first wife was Clarissa Luard whom he got married in 1976. The marriage ended in 1987.

He then moved on to get hitched to Marianne Wiggins who was an award-winning American author. The marriage took place in 1988 and ended in 1993.

Between 1997 and 2004, Rushdie was married to Elizabeth West.

His last marriage which began in 2004 and ended in 2007, was to an Indian-American model and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi.

Rushdie’s first novel, Grimus, was a part-science fiction tale and was generally ignored by the public and critics.

His next novel, Midnight’s Children, published in 1981, catapulted him to literary notability. This work won the 1981 Booker Prize and, in 1993 and 2008, was awarded the Best of the Bookers.

The character of Saleem Sinai has been compared to Rushdie, but he has refuted the idea that any of his characters are autobiographical.

Source: Ghanafuo.com