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Rushdie receives knighthoodSalman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses famously resulted in a fatwa being placed on the author, has been knighted for his services to literature.Published 3 July, 2008 Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses famously resulted in a fatwa being placed on the author, has been knighted for his services to literature. Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony on 25 June, following the announcement of the knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June last year. The fatwa placed on the author by the late Iranian ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, after the publication of The Satanic Verses, has never been formally revoked (although the Iranian government announced in 1998 that it would not support it), and the announcement of the knighthood in 2007 provoked protests from Iran and Pakistan, as well as a threat from Al Qaeda. Rushdie's most recent novel is The Enchantress of Florence, published in April by Random House. http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2008/07/08762/ This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra© Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. More from Book News Archive
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ABR announces details of John Button readers' award
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One of Australia's favourite authors, Robert Drewe, received a number of mentions for his new collection of short stories, called The Rip, in the press at the weekend.6 October, 2008
National Young Writers' Festival
The National Young Writers' Festival runs from 2 to 6 October in Newcastle, NSW, as part of the This is Not Art (TiNA) Festival.1 October, 2008
Australian poetry slam returns
Australia's largest performance poetry competition will have poets competing for a $5000 prize and a chance to perform in the National Grand Slam at the Sydney Opera House on 4 December.1 October, 2008
Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival comes to Melbourne
From 8 to 12 October Melbourne will host the 31st Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival.1 October, 2008
As expected, Christopher Paolini's Brisingr has struck gold in the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries charts, starring at number one in both.1 October, 2008 |
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