The document is about Salman Rushdie and his writing skills. It discusses that Rushdie was born in 1947 in India in a Muslim household. He is known as a provocative writer who often courts controversy. Some of his major works discussed are Midnight's Children, The Satanic Verses, and Haroun and the Sea of Stories. His writing is characterized by blending different cultures and traditions, questioning views on religion and politics, and using magical realism to depict the confusion between Eastern and Western cultures.

1. NAME:- RATHOD NEHA R.
CLASS:- M.A. SEM-3
ROLL NO:- 27
EMAIL ID:-
NEHARATHOD108@GMAIL.COM
YEAR:- 2016-2017
PAPER:- 11
TOPIC:- SALMAN RUSHDIE AND HIS
WRITING SKILLS

2. Salman rushdie and his writing skills
 Ahmad Salman Rushdie
was born on 19, June
1947.
 He was a provocative
writer who likes to remain
in controversy for one or
another things.
 Grow up in Muslim
household.
Introduction

3. His work
Imaginary homelands
Midnight’s children
East , west

4. His work
The satanic verses
Haroun and the sea of stories
Shame

5. His major themes for plots
 India’s National Identity vs British colonization
 His definition of migrant identity and the themes of
Indian Diaspora.
 Colonialism and gender/power struggle.

6. Salman ‘s writing style
 Known for melding different cultures and traditions
in his writing
 Celebrates the postcolonial subject
 Questions conventional views on religion, politics,
and social forms.
 Magic Realism-
* A style of painting and literature in which fantastic
or imaginary and often unsettling image or event are
depicted in a sharply detailed realistic manner.

7.  His works deals with the confusion and
misunderstanding between two cultures. Especially
the east vs. west.
 Rushdie’s love of English is apparent in his wordplay
and his fantastic use of language which shaped the
course of Indian literature in English.

8. Thank you…