He would not say if he was inspired by the late ayatollah, citing a warning by his lawyer. Speaking from Chautauqua County Jail, Matar told the New York Post that he doesn't like Sir Salman and said he 'attacked Islam', adding that he only read a 'couple of pages' of The Satanic Verses. The man who allegedly stabbed Sir Salman, Hadi Matar, 24, has denied charges of attempted murder and assault. The Satanic Verses remains banned in Iran and a number of other countries. The verses were perhaps first named satanic verses by Sir. The publication of The Satanic Verses caused controversy, particularly due to the novel's supposedly blasphemous depiction of the prophet. The novel weaves together different narratives spread across hundreds of years, framed by the story of two competing Indian Muslim actors. Sir Salman has received decades of threats and lived in hiding for many years. Salman Rushdie: The Satanic Verses (1988) as a thoughtful overview of the affair and. The Satanic Verses is a 1988 magical realism novel by Salman Rushdie. The book was burned around the world and translators of the work were attacked. Life is 'relatively normal' now Rushdie said weeks before stabbing In 1989, Iran's then leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on Muslims to kill the author. Some of the scenes in the book depict a character modelled on the Prophet Muhammad which was met with anger from some members of the Muslim community, who considered it blasphemous. His second, Midnight’s Children, won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1981. Published in 1988, it was his fourth novel, and by then Rushdie already had found profound success. The Satanic Verses was banned in 1988 in a number of countries with large Muslim populations, including Iran. The Satanic Verses wasn’t Rushdie’s first book, or even his second. Witnesses rush to help author after attack

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