What post-colonial author has a fatwa (death threat) on his life should he return to his native country?
a. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
b. Chenua Achebe
c. Salman Rushdie
d. Arundhati Roy
The answer is C. Salman Rushdie!
After writing his fourth fiction novel The Satanic Verses the leadership in Iran placed a fatwa (religious edict) concerning the content of the novel on Rushdie, which caused him to go underground for 10 years! Oh and he was also married to Padma Lakshmi from Top Chef!
Stay curious,
Team ARC
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