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
RT @blackwellbooks: 🏆 AND THE NOMINEES ARE. Congratulations to this year's #BGPrize2024 nominated books, representing the best in contemp….
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Also can’t wait! Not long now!.
Can’t wait to interview @SalmanRushdie about his magnificent new book, “Knife”. The Front List: Salman Rushdie in conversation with Fiammetta Rocco | What's On | Edinburgh International Book Festival @TheBookerPrizes @edbookfest
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My interview on Graham Norton Book Club podcast on @audibleuk is up now. Links:. Apple: Spotify:
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RT @Shteyngart: Knife by @SalmanRushdie is a true miracle. Yes, it describes in painful detail the horror of what happened, but it’s also a….
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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 goodness’ sake. This is a fake quote as I have said many times. Stop it, please.
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RT @PENamerica: PEN America and @randomhouse are proud to present renowned writer, free speech advocate, and Booker Prize winner @SalmanRus….
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RT @BooksandBooks: “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder” is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life….
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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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“Luciferian deceiver?” Hahaha. I think I want that on a t shirt. Thank you, crazy asshole.
They’re going to blame Iran for the Trump assassination. It’ll 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, "American Mother" is a spectacular tale of violence and forgiveness. Colum McCann and Diane Foley tell the story 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 “impartial” about attempted murder, @BernardineEvari ? (Asking for a friend.).
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RT @EricaWgnr: . I am so honoured to be chairing what I know will be a remarkable event with @SalmanRushdie discussing his extraordinary….
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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: @southbankcentre.
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RT @thebookseller: The @southbankcentre has announced the line-up for its Spring Literature Season, featuring @SalmanRushdie, Maggie Nelson….
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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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