Salman Rushdie
@SalmanRushdie
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In the immortal words of Popeye the Sailor Man: I yam what I yam and that's all that I yam.
Joined September 2011
š AND THE NOMINEES ARE... Congratulations to this year's #BGPrize2024 nominated books, representing the best in contemporary non-fiction writing. š Discover the longlist: https://t.co/pYODCLFszv
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Also canāt wait! Not long now!
Canāt wait to interview ā¦@SalmanRushdieā© about his magnificent new book, āKnifeā. The Front List: Salman Rushdie in conversation with Fiammetta Rocco | What's On | Edinburgh International Book Festival ā¦@TheBookerPrizesā© ā¦@edbookfestā© ā¦
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My interview on Graham Norton Book Club podcast on @audibleuk is up now. Links: Apple: https://t.co/rAJa0DgMJV Spotify:
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The Graham Norton Book Club Ā· Episode
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Knife by @SalmanRushdie is a true miracle. Yes, it describes in painful detail the horror of what happened, but itās also a mediation on happiness and love. Surviving the attack took strength, but this kind of writing takes wisdom.
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Very good luck to you . I hope for the best. And thank you.
@SalmanRushdie You are my hero. I am facing a difficult brain operation which could cause handicap. You are my hero.
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Oh for goodnessā sake. This is a fake quote as I have said many times. Stop it, please.
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PEN America and @randomhouse are proud to present renowned writer, free speech advocate, and Booker Prize winner @SalmanRushdie with @suleikajaouad to discuss Rushdie's new memoir #Knife. Join us virtually on 4/16 at 8pm ET: https://t.co/2k7WoB352G
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āKnife: Meditations After an Attempted Murderā is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, and art. Join @SalmanRushdie, in conversation with @suleikajaouad, for a virtual evening discussing his memoir.
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I'm discussing my new memoir KNIFE with Suleika Jaouad on April 16. Register by purchasing a ticket from one of the participating independent bookstores. Tickets (including the book and access to event, featuring our conversation and audience Q&A) here:
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āLuciferian deceiver?ā Hahaha. I think I want that on a t shirt. Thank you, crazy asshole.
Theyāre going to blame Iran for the Trump assassination. Itāll be used as the Casus Belli to start the middle eastern theater of WWIII. On 8/12/22, they said that luciferian deceiver @SalmanRushdie got stabbed while at a speaking engagement & coincidentally lost his right eye.
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Out last week in Britain, and next week in the U.S,Ā "American Mother" is a spectacular tale of violence and forgiveness.Ā Ā Colum McCann and Diane Foley tell the storyĀ of Jim Foley, the freelance journalist who was beheaded by ISIS in 2014, and how, seven years later, Diane
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Just wondering if the Royal Society of Literature is āimpartialā about attempted murder, @BernardineEvari ? (Asking for a friend.)
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... I am so honoured to be chairing what I know will be a remarkable event with @SalmanRushdie discussing his extraordinary memoir, Knife.
I'm really proud of our latest line-up of literature and spoken word events, featuring some of the most anticipated moments of spring, including exclusives with Salman Rushdie, Kazuo Ishiguro, Maggie Nelson, Ru Paul & many more. More @thebookseller here: https://t.co/patT4ptH3V
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Join me @southbankcentre on April 21stb for a hybrid conversation with #EricaWagner about my memoir Knife. Tickets are now on sale, book here:Ā https://t.co/8WMLsXurJ6
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The @southbankcentre has announced the line-up for its Spring Literature Season, featuring @SalmanRushdie, Maggie Nelson, RuPaul and Kazuo Ishiguro. Read more š
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The Southbank Centre has announced the line-up for its Spring Literature Season, featuring Salman Rushdie, Maggie Nelson, RuPaul and Kazuo Ishiguro.
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Wow thank you!
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I will writhe like a serpent. Just wash me.
@SalmanRushdie @vintagebooks I have enjoyed your novel, translated to danish, a fantastic novel with many aspects on religion, life and our time? Please go on writhing.
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