Salman Rushdie
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Celebrating Multiculturalism |
Biographical Overview
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Born in 1947 in Bombay, India |
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Family moved to Pakistan |
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Settled in England; in 1967 received
M.A. from King's College, Cambridge |
Biographical Overview
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1981—published Midnight’s Children,
winner of Booker McConnell Prize for Fiction |
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1988—published The Satanic Verses |
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1989– the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran
issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie’s assassination, forcing him into hiding |
Biographical Overview
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1990—Rushdie declared his support of
Islam |
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Rushdie remained in hiding for 9 years
but continued to publish |
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1998—new Iranian government no longer
supported the fatwa |
Slide 5
Central Artistic Concepts
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Postmodern parody and satire |
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Celebration of cultural change,
multiplicity, and diversity |
Central Artistic Concepts
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Magic Realism |
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Influence of Indian Cinema— “Bollywood” |
“The Prophet’s Hair” p.
2843
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Fable about clash of Eastern and
Western cultures and results of denying one’s native traditions |
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Sacred vial—the continuing power of
native cultural traditions |
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Advocates accepting one’s cultural past
and integrating it with new worlds to create a balance of cultural influences |