First published 2012
When Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses is condemned as blasphemous, Iran's Ayatollah issues a fatwa calling for the author's death. Rushdie is forced into hiding, moving from safehouse to safehouse with a team of armed guards. As the threat of murder looms, Rushdie must find the will to keep writing and fight for his right to free expression.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: forced-proximity, survival
Setting: Great Britain
Period: 20th century, 20e siècle
636 pages · Paperback · Cape
Content warnings: death, violence