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Costa/Whitbread Book Award>

Inextricably linked with the fatwa called against its author in the wake of the novels publication, The Satanic Verses is, beyond that, a rich showcase for Salman Rushdies comic sensibilities, cultural observations, and unparalleled mastery of language. The tale of an Indian film star and a Bombay expatriate, Rushdies masterpiece was deservedly honored with the Whitbread Prize. "Swifts Gullivers Travels, Voltaires Candide . [Rushdie] is very much a latter-day member of their company."-New York Times Book Review