Salman Rushdie papers

Among MARBL's modern literary collections are the papers of Salman Rushdie, a critically acclaimed novelist and international figure. Rushdie's Midnight’s Children, published in 1981, was selected twice as “the Booker of the Bookers,” in honor of the prestigious Booker Prize's twenty-five and fortieth anniversaries. Rushdie is equally well-known for the international attention that followed the publication of his novel, The Satanic Verses in 1988, most notably the death sentence issued by the Ayatollah Khomeini.

The papers document the developments in Rushdie's extensive literary career, from the publication of his first novel Grimus (1975), through Midnight's Children (1981) and The Satanic Verses (1988), to Shalimar the Clown, published in 2005. The collection also includes manuscripts of several unpublished novels written in the 1970s, such as Madame Rama and The Antagonist.

A more detailed description this collection is available in the EmoryFindingAids database.

For more information about the opening of Salman Rushdie's papers, please see Emory's press release.