The Satanic Verses | Biography
Rushdie was born on June 19, 1947 to a prosperous family in Bombay, India. Although his background was Muslim, Rushdie was not brought up as a believer. He was sent away when he was thirteen to a private education in England, where he was harassed by his peers, and Rushdie’s family joined him in Kensington, London, between 1962 and 1964 before moving to Pakistan. Rushdie attended King’s College, Cambridge, graduating in 1968 with a master’s degree in history. After living briefly in Pakistan, Rushdie moved back to England and worked in advertising, publishing, and television.
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