Salman Rushdie

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Salman Rushdie is the author of 15 novels, including “The Satanic Verses,” “Midnight’s Children,” which won the Booker Prize, and “Quichotte,” shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He also has published six works of nonfiction, most recently “Knife," a finalist for the National Book Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. A former president of PEN America, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature. His new novel is “The Eleventh Hour.”

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Awards: Booker Prize

A Conversation with Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie joins us for a conversation about storytelling, freedom of expression, and the power of literature in shaping our world. Drawing from his celebrated body of work and personal experiences, Rushdie will reflect on the creative process and the responsibilities of the writer.

Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670)  
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: No Signing for this Panel (following presentation)

Panelist: Salman Rushdie
Moderator: Gary Shteyngart
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of TMC Health

Books:

The Eleventh Hour

A Quintet of Stories
Fiction / Literature
Random House
November 2025
ISBN 9798217154197
272 pages
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The Satanic Verses

A Novel
Fiction / Literature
Random House Publishing Group
March 2008
ISBN 9780812976717
576 pages
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