Salman Rushdie Birthyear & Birthplace & Family
1947 in Bombay (Mumbai), India to a middle class Muslim family
Family Movement
Rushdie’s family moved to Pakistan due to the Indo-Pakistani wars
Schooling Location and Where Rushdie Later Lived
Did boarding school and college in England in the 1960s, later lived in London
When & How Did His Troubles Begin
In 1988, he wrote ππ©π¦ ππ’π΅π’π―πͺπ€ ππ¦π³π΄π¦π΄, and that’s when his troubles began
Extremism
Holding extreme views (political/religious usually) and acting in extreme ways based on those views
Intolerance of any other viewpoints
Use of or encouragement of violence against those who hold other views
Use of fear/terrorism to accomplish goals
Governmental Oppression Against Rushdie
In Feb. of 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini (former supreme leader of Iran) issued a fatwa (ruling by a recognized authority) against Rushdie, and put a $1M bounty on his head (for death)
Khomeini saw ππ©π¦ ππ’π΅π’π―πͺπ€ ππ¦π³π΄π¦π΄ as an insult to Islam
Purpose of Writing HATSOS
Rushdie wrote HATSOS for Zafar (his son) in 1990 just after he went into hiding in London
Allegory
Characters and events that are symbols that stand for ideas about human life for a political or historical situation
Magic Realism
Magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment
