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Salman Rushdie Net Worth, Biography, Age, Family, Spouse, Career

Salman Rushdie Net Worth & Bio

Salman Rushdie Net Worth, Biography, Age, Family, Spouse, Career & More. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with historical fiction and deals with connections. Barriers and transitions between Eastern and Western civilizations, primarily set in the Indian subcontinent.

Rushdie second novel, Midnight’s Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was considered “the best novel of all the winners” on two occasions to mark the 25th and 40th anniversaries of the prize. After his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), Rushdie became the subject of several failed assassination attempts and became the focus of a geopolitical controversy when Iran’s supreme leader called for his death. There have been numerous assassinations and bombings by extremists who cite the book as inspiration. Creating debates about censorship and religiously motivated violence.

Salman Rushdie Biography

Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian essayist and novelist with an estimated net worth of $15 million. He is a highly celebrated but one of the most controversial writers of the last few decades. His wealth comes from many publications, from his acting in a few movies, and from appearing in television shows. Rushdie has published nine novels so far. They are Grimace, Midnight’s Children, Shame, The Satanic Verses, The Moor’s Last Sig, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Fury, Shalimar the Clown and The Enchantress of Florence.

The last novel was published in 2008. Most of his novels have been critically acclaimed. Perhaps the most controversial of his works is The Satanic Verses. After its publication, Iran’s religious leader at the time, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa on Radio Tehran. The novel continues to be banned in many countries with significant Muslim populations. Attempts have also been made on his life. But Rushdie is alive and writing. Rushdie also wrote essays and non-fiction works and books for children.

Over the years, he has received several awards and recognitions for his work. Some of them are, Writer of the Year (British Book Award), Booker Prize for Fiction, Golden Pen Award, James Joyce Award – University College Dublin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Honorary Professorship, Premio Grinzen Cavour (Italy), and Authors for Children’s Fiction Guild of Great Britain Award, among many others.

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Salman Rushdie Net Worth

Salman Rushdie is a novelist and essayist who has a net worth of $10 million. Salman’s works often deal with post-colonial connections and the rift between Eastern and Western civilizations. Among his most acclaimed novels are “Midnight’s Children” and “The Satanic Verses”, the former of which won the Booker Prize in 1981. The latter novel, meanwhile, has sparked major controversy, including protests and death threats from many Muslim communities. He has an estimated fortune of $15 million dollars.

Salman Rushdie Income, Salary & Asset

Salman Rushdie is worth $15 million according to the richest website. However, according to The Celebrity Net Worth, the author’s net worth is around USD $10 million. According to the above information, Rushdie is worth more than $12 million. The renowned author made a fortune from his wiring career, which spanned nearly three decades. His many books were largely responsible for his wealth. He has also acted as an actor in several television shows and films. His famous works include The Satanic Verses, Midnight’s Children, Shem, Harun aur Kahanio ka Samundar, Quichotte and many others.

Salman Rushdie Luxurious Life Style

Salman Rushdie, a writer, spent many years leading a secret existence. His home address is 9 Bishops Avenue, London. The area where he lived is well known for its long streets lined with opulent houses and palaces. Because of its opulence, it was referred to as “Billionaire’s Row”. After receiving millions of dollars, the villa was renovated by architect David Ashton Hill. According to Insider, the UK government provided security for Rushdie’s three-story red brick mansion. Six full-time police officers could live inside, and it was protected by triple-glazed, bulletproof glass, surveillance cameras, reinforced outer walls and other defenses.

Salman Rushdie Career as Novelist

In 1975 Rushdie published his first novel “Grimus”. A work of fantasy and science-fiction, it follows the story of a young Native American man who gains the gift of immortality after drinking a magical liquid. At the time, it was largely ignored by both the public and critics. Rushdie’s breakthrough came in 1981, when he published his second novel, Midnight’s Children.
The book sheds light on the life of a child who was born at midnight on the day of India’s independence and thereby gives a connection to other children born at the dawn of special powers and nation’s sovereignty. Propelling the author to literary fame, the novel won the Booker Prize. After this, Rushdie published “Shame”, which was a close runner-up for the Booker Prize in 1983.

Salman Rushdie Bio & Wiki

Born Ahmed Salman Rushdie
19 June 1947 (age 75)
Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • professor
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States (since 2016)
Education King’s College, Cambridge (BA)
Genre
  • Magic realism
  • satire
  • postcolonialism
Subject
  • Historical criticism
  • travel writing
Notable works
  • Midnight’s Children (1981)
  • The Satanic Verses (1988)
Notable awards · Booker Prize
1981 Midnight’s ChildrenOrdre des Arts et des LettresCommandeur
1999· Knight Bachelor
2007
Spouse Clarissa Luard

​(m. 1976; div. 1987)​

Marianne Wiggins

(m. 1988; div. 1993)​

Elizabeth West

​(m. 1997; div. 2004)​

Padma Lakshmi

​(m. 2004; div. 2007)​

Children 2

Last Words

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