Image Source: Salman Rushdie photo credit to David Shankbone |
| Salman Rushdie | | Born: June 19, 1947 |
Briefly
Indian-born, ethnically Kashmiri, British essayist and author of fiction, most of which is set on the Indian subcontinent. He first achieved fame with his second novel, "Midnight's Children" (1981), which won the Booker Prize. |
