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SalmanRushdie Born in Bombay
The family was Muslim
Educated in Cambridge
Worked as actorand copywriter
…Some of his works…
«Grimus»
• «The Satanic Verses»
«The SatanicVerses»
Allusive againstMohammed
Consideredblasphemousby Muslims
Provoked a fatwa
Rushdie forcedto live under protection
But his masterpiece is
«Midnight’s Children»
Introductionto «Midnight’sChildren»
1001 children wereborn on 15 thAugust 1947 at midnight...
… India became
Indipendent !!!
1001 childrens: one is Saleem
These childrens have special powers
Saleem can penetrate the mind
Awarded the Booker Prize for «Midnight’schildren»
Narration as a combination of
myth
fantasyh i s t o r y
traditionsimagination
Martina Santostasi
Classe 5°A Scientifico Tecnologico
a.s. 2012/2013
IISS G.GalileiMonopoli
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