-If there's an attempt to silence a writer, the best thing a writer can do is not be silenced. If somebody is trying to stifle your voice, you should try and make sure it speaks louder than before.-

Acclaim, success, and controversy follow every one of Salman Rushdie's writings. His novels and stories have won him awards and made him both famous in the literary world and a catalyst for protests worldwide. For nearly a decade after publication of The Satanic Verses, he faced a bounty on his life.

Although Rushdie has participated in a great number of interviews, many of his most...

This brilliant collection, edited by the award-winning and perennially provocative Salman Rushdie, boasts a magnificent array (Library Journal) of voices both new and recognized.With Rushdie at the helm, the 2008 edition reflects the variety of substance and style and the consistent quality that readers have come to expect (Publishers Weekly). Contributors include T. C. Boyle, Allegra Goodman, Nicole Krauss, Steven Millhauser, Jonathan Lethem, Karen Russell, and others.

A Whitbread Prize winner, this book is a study of good and evil. It begins with two Indians, Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha, plummeting from the sky after the explosion of their jetliner, and proceeds through a series of metamorphoses, dreams, and revelations.

A dramatization of a Salman Rushdie fable with serious allegorical connotations, but which also has appeal for children as an adventure story. Haroun's father is a renowned storyteller, but one day the sea of stories dries up, and Haroun sets out on a mission to save the world from silence.

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On February 14, 1989, Valentine s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been sentenced to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word "fatwa." His crime? To have written a novel called "The Satanic Verses, " which was accused of being against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran.
So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house...

Grass-novelist, poet, and graphic artist-is also a committed political activist. In this collection of essays, he takes on writing and politics with his accustomed verve and insight. Introduction by Salman Rushdie. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book