Salman Rushdie

·         On July 10, 2008 British author Salman Rushdie (61) won the “Best of the Booker” prize to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the most prestigious literary awards. His novel  “Midnight’s Children” won the Booker Prize in 1981

·         Rushdie, whose 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” outraged many Muslims and prompted death threats against him, also won the 25th anniversary Booker prize in 1993.

·         The book beat five other former Booker winners shortlisted from the prize's 40-year history.

·         It is the third Booker award for the author, who was also the winner of the Booker of Bookers in 1993.

·         Peter Carey, Pat Barker, JM Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer and JG Farrell were also shortlisted for the prize.

Mission IAS’2009

BEST OF BOOKER NOMINEES

·         Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (won in 1981; also the previous winner of the Booker Of Bookers, in 1993)

·         Disgrace by JM Coetzee (1999)

·         Oscar And Lucinda by Peter Carey (1988)

·         The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer (1974)

·         The Siege Of Krishnapur by JG Farrell (1973)

·         The Ghost Road by Pat Barker (1995)

·         The Booker Prize, which was first awarded in 1969, has spawned 41 winners because it was shared between two authors in 1974 and 1992.

·         The Man Booker Prize for Fiction promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.

·         In 2005 the Man Booker International prize was launched which, every two years, recognises one writer for their achievement in fiction.

·         This year the Man Booker Prize celebrates its 40th anniversary and there will be major celebrations, as well as the announcement of The Best of The Booker.