Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie

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  Philip Roth receives 'Literary Service' award

  Philip Roth's latest honor was as much for what he has done for other writers as for his own work. Roth received the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary ... 

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  Zadie Smith on Granta best young novelists list

  Newcomer Taiye Selasi and established best-seller Zadie Smith have been named to Granta magazine's list of best young British novelists — a ... 

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  Thatcher had profound effect on popular culture

  Margaret Thatcher was not just a political titan, she was a cultural icon — skewered by comedians, transformed into a puppet and played to ... 

• New Folio Prize to reward English-language fiction

  A new literary prize is hoping to beat the Booker to the title of Britain's most prestigious fiction award — in part by including Americans. 

• Book reviews vie for dreaded Hatchet Job award

  A mauling of Martin Amis and a savaging of Salman Rushdie are in the running for the best bad book review of 2012. Eight finalists were announced ...