This presentation is based on biography of Salman Rushdie. Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian author born on June 19, 1947, in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India). He gained international fame with the publication of his second novel, "Midnight's Children" (1981), which won the Booker Prize and the "Booker of Bookers" as the best novel to have won the Booker Prize in its first 25 years.
2. Personal Details:-
● Name:- Payal Bambhaniya
● Paper no. :- 202
● Paper Name:- Indian English Literature - Post -
Independence
● Roll no. :- 14
● Topic:- Biography of Salman Rushdie
● Submitted to :- SMT S. B. Gardi Department of English,
MKBU.
● Batch :- M. A. Sem. 3 ( 2022-2024 )
3. Points to Ponder:-
● Introduction
● Themes and Writing Style
● Magic Realism
● Notable Works and Awards
● Major Works
● Conclusion
4. Introduction of Writer:-
Salman Rushdie
● Salman Rushdie is an Indian born British American
Novelist.
● He is born in 1947.
● His allegorical novels examine historical and philosophical
issues.
● He was educated in England. He become a British citizen
in 1964. On graduating in 1968 he worked briefly as an
actor before starting a career as an advertising
copywriter. His first novel, Grimus, appeared in 1974.
5. Notable Works and Awards:-
● The Satanic Verses
● Midnight's Children
● Victory City
● Shame
● The Golden House
● Joseph Anton: A Memoir
● Awards:- Booker Prize,
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
Golden PEN Award
6. Magic Realism:-
● Magic realism is a connected with a style of writing that
incorporates paranormal proceedings into realistic
narrative without questioning the implausibility of the
event.
● Salman Rushdie uses the sequence of events style in magic
realism in midnight’s children.
● Rushdie can be considered as a writer who plays with the
description technique of magic realism.
7. Major Themes and Writing Style:-
● He presents the common rhythm of life through the
various aspects of Indian life.
● Rushdie often explore the themes of identity and cultural
hybridity, freedom of expression, religion and faith,
storytelling and narrative, magical realism, history and
memory.
● Writing Style:- Effusive and melodramatic prose style
8. Grimus:-
● Rushdie's first novel is Grimus. It is a science
fiction novel. It was his literary debute.
● Grimus undermines the concept of a “Pure
Culture” by demonstrating the impossibility of
any culture, philosophy .
● It was generally ignored by the public and literary
critics.
● Grimus explores the ideas of personal identity
and Transfermation.
9. Satanic Verses:-
● The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel of British -
Indian writer Salman Rushdie.
● First published in 1988, the book was inspired by
the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
● Title refers to the Satanic Verses, a group of
Quranic verses about three pagan meccan
goddesses: Allat, Al-Uzza, and Manat.
● This work is consist of a frame narrative, using
elements of magic realism, interlaced with a
series of sub plots that are narrated as dream
visions experienced by protagonists.
10. Shame:-
● Rushdie's third novel was a Shame. It was published in
1983. It is set in and about Pakistan.
● This novel was also short listed for the Booker through
it didn't make it.
● The book is written in the style of magic realism.
● It portrays the lives of Iskander Harappa, and General
Raza Hyder, and their relationship. The Central theme
of the novel is that begetting Shame begets violence.
The concept of shame is explored through all of the
characters, with the main focus being on Sufiya
Zinobia and Omar Khayyam.
11. Midnight's Children:-
● Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by Salman
Rushdie.
● It is a postcolonial, postmodern and magical
realist story told by its protagonist Saleem
Sinai.
● Midnight's Children was awarded the 1981
Booker Prize.
● The major themes of the novel is post colonial
identity, history and the individual,
Fragmentation, Migrancy and memory.
12. Conclusion:-
● Salman Rushdie's life and works have been marked by both
literary success and political controversy. His unique
storytelling style and exploration of complex themes have
left a significant mark on contemporary literature.
13. References:-
● Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Salman Rushdie".
Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Oct. 2023,
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salman-Rushdie.
Accessed 17 October 2023.
● Ilkogretim Online - Elementary Education Online, 2021; Vol
20 (Issue 1): pp. 6193-6200
http://ilkogretim-online.org
doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2021.01.642
A Study On The Magic Realism.
