Salman Rushdie Books In Order
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Luka and the Fire of Life | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Grimus | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Midnight's Children | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shame | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Satanic Verses | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Moor's Last Sigh | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ground Beneath Her Feet | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fury | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shalimar the Clown | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Enchantress of Florence | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden House | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Quichotte | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Victory City | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Plays
Publication Order of Collections
East, West | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020 | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Jaguar Smile | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Imaginary Homelands | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conversations with Salman Rushdie | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Step Across This Line | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Joseph Anton: A Memoir | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of BFI Film Classics Books
The Wizard of Oz | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Double Indemnity | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
L'Atalante | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
L'avventura | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
WR | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Matter of Life and Death | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Night of the Hunter | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
César | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trainspotting | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Years of Our Lives | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shining | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alien | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gone With the Wind | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Zhivago | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books
The Best Short Stories of 1915 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1916 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | (1917) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1918 | (1918) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1919 | (1919) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921 | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1922 | (1922) | |
The Best Short Stories of 1923 | (1923) | |
The Best Short Stories 1924 | (1924) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1925 | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1926 | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1927 | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1928 | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1929 | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1930 | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1931 | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1932 | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1933 | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1934 | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1935 | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1936 | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1937 | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1938 | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
50 Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939 | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1939 | (1939) | |
The Best Short Stories of 1940 | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1941 | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1942 | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1943 | (1943) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1944 | (1944) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1945 | (1945) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1946 | (1946) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1947 | (1947) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1948 | (1948) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1949 | (1949) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1950 | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1951 | (1951) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1952 | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1953 | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1955 | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1956 | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1957 | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1958 | (1958) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1959 | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1960 | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1961 | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1962 | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1963 | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1964 | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1965 | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1966 | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1967 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1968 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of 1969 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1970 | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1971 | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1972 | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1973 | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1974 | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of Best American Short Stories 1915-1950 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1975 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1976 | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1977 | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1978 | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1979 | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1980 | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1981 | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1982 | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1983 | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1984 | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1985 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1986 | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1987 | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1988 | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1989 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1990 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1991 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1992 | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1993 | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1994 | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1995 | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1996 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1997 | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1998 | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1999 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2000 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of the Century | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2001 | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2002 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2003 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2004 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2005 | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2006 | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2007 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories1921 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2008 | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2009 | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2010 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2011 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2012 | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2013 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2014 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2015 | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Years of The Best American Short Stories | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2016 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2017 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2018 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2019 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2020 | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2022 | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology series. |
Publication Order of Anthologies
London Review of Books: Anthology 1 | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mirrorwork | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Vintage Book of Indian Writing 1947-1997 | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Birds of Prey | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Salman Rushdie or officially Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a British Indian author of literary fiction best known for the Fatwa issued against him for writing the novel “The Satanic Verses.” Rushdie was born in in Mumbai, India then Bombay, just before the independence of India in 1947. He was born to a schoolteacher mother and a very wealthy merchant father. Given his family’s wealth, he went to a prestigious private school in Bombay after which he was sent to The Rugby School, a boarding school in Warwickshire, England. For his college studies he studied history at the Kings College of the University of Cambridge. After he got his masters from Cambridge, he moved to Pakistan and lived with his family for a time as he had found a job working as a television writer. But he would soon move back to England in the 1970s and worked as an advertising copywriter before he decided to try his hand at writing fiction. In 1975, he published his first novel “Grimus.” Over the years, Rushdie has received many accolades for his writing. He is a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2007.
In 1976, Salman Rushdie published his first novel “Grimus,” a science fiction and fantasy novel. The novel was a flop as it received tepid reviews and never became popular. Not one to be deterred, he continued writing and in 1981 published his second work “Midnight’s Children,” which was the turning point in his career. Published in 1981, the novel tells the complicated history of India from the eyes of Saleem Sinai, a pickle factory worker. The novel was a critical and commercial success as it won the Best of Bookers, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize. In 1983 Rushdie wrote the novel “Shame” which was about his adopted country of Pakistan where he had lived for a few years. The novel made the shortlist for the Booker Prize, and won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, a prestigious French literary prize. With two critically acclaimed novels he cemented his place as an elite author.
Salman Rushdie became very popular with the publication of his magical realist novel “The Satanic Verses.” The novel was critically acclaimed and made the shortlist for the Booker Prize and was the winner of the novel of the year Whitbread Award. Partly inspired by the life of Muhammad, it drew the ire of Muslims across the world for what was then deemed a disrespectful account of the life of Islam’s prophet. The novel was banned in many majority Muslim countries and Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Rushdie in 1989. The fatwa offered a bounty for anyone that killed the author and henceforth Rushdie had to live under police protection. The fatwa was finally lifted in 1998 and Rushdie voiced his support for Islam and offered a public apology. Despite the controversy, he generated he continued to write in the following years and as it stands has nearly a dozen novels, several children’s books, a number of published essay collections and several works of nonfiction. In 2019, he published “Quichotte” a reworking of Miguel de Cervantes’s 17th-century novel “Don Quixote” which has been well received by critics. His works have been published in more than 40 languages across the world.
Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” is an allegory of the history of India just before and after the partition and independence of India. The lead character is Saleem Sinai that was born just as India gained its independence from Britain. He was born with a constantly sopping nose, a particularly sensitive sense of smell and telekinetic powers. He was born at midnight on 15th August 1947 and became one of the special children born in the hour between 12 and 1 am that all have supernatural abilities. He is a telepathic conduit that uses his gifts to bring together children of different backgrounds as they try to discover the origin and meaning of their special powers. Saleem’s Midnight Children’s Conference mirrors the challenges faced by India such as political, cultural, religious and linguistic differences immediately after it came into existence. During this time, he has to endure the migrations and violence that characterized the partition of the continent. Saleem is also caught up in the Indira Gandhi Emergency and strongly criticizes the prime minister’s overreaching policies and greed for power during this time of turmoil. He writes a chronicle of the emergency that is a combination of the history of the nation and his own, which he hopes his son will one day come to read.
“Shame” by Salman Rushdie is a novel set in a fictional society where shame is explored in all its different manifestations. The characters right from the outset swim in their indignity as Salman tells of the people engaged in the seven deadly sins before adding fury to make for quite an interesting story. The story features three sisters Bunny, Chunni and Munnee who are virtually prisoners in their father’s rich and expansive mansion. They are waiting for the man to die so that they can get their hands on the money he has accumulated. They throw a huge party when the old man finally gives up the ghost as they are now free. As often happens when previously locked up and naïve girls are set free to do as they please, one of the girls gets pregnant but it is anything but unplanned. The sisters had always wanted a baby and so they were all eager to become aunts and surrogate mothers to their sister’s illegitimate child. Omar Khayyam is a disturbed youth who is so lazy that he hardly leaves the compound. But he finally leaves when his three mothers convince him to go out to the city with them where they engage in sin and gluttony. He had been brought up to be unashamed of anything and befriends a slovenly boy named Iskander and together, they are soon living a legendary life of debauchery.
Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” is his most popular and most critically acclaimed work. At the opening of the novel, two Indian born expatriates are traveling to London when their plane is taken over by hijackers and blown up over the English Channel. They are both driven by tempestuous desires and a love for the British Isles whose citizens proudly proclaim that they are the standard bearers of civilization across the world. The two are the only ones to survive the terrorist incident and from their experiences escaping from certain death, they become completely new persons. Gibreel Farishta who had once been a washed-out celebrity from Bollywood is now angel Gabriel while his friend Saladin Chamcha forsakes his culture and identity to come back as Satan. But they are not the only people who are living their well-ordered robotic lives in this story. Salman Rushdie writes a nonlinear narrative loosely following the life of Prophet Muhammad, though he takes his history from sub-Saharan climes to the wet and gloomy streets of London to the Indian continent over different periods of time.
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