A Satanic affair : Salman Rushdie and the wrath of Islam

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A Satanic affair : Salman Rushdie and the wrath of Islam

Malise Ruthven

Hogarth, 1991

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First published in 1990 by Chatto & Windus

Includes index

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Description

Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses" and the death sentence pronounced on him by the Ayatollah Khomeini has generated debates throughout the world about freedom of speech, race relations and the author's own intentions and predicament. This book explains the whole Rushdie affair: the background, the course of events as they unfolded and the extraordinary range of reactions they aroused.

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  • NCID
    BA32234322
  • ISBN
    • 0701209283
    • 0701137401
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    210 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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