The Satanic Verses of Salman Rushdie, the book of scandal

This article was published on July 15, 2012.

It was on September 26, 1988 that the third book by Salman Rushdie was published, The Satanic Verses. The author is not unknown. The Midnight Childrenhis first novel, received the Booker Prize in 1981, equivalent to the French Goncourt, and his second work, Shame, has also had a real success of esteem. When appear The Satanic Verses Rushdie already has a name. His book is off to a good start in Britain and is due to be published in the United States, France and Italy. However, quickly, campaigns are developing here and there to ban the work. The reason for this excitement? The description, considered irreverent, that he makes of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad.

A book burning in Britain

Deeming the book offensive to the Koran, India banned the book, in October South Africa followed suit, then, the following weeks, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia, Bangladesh , Sudan, Tunisia, Malaysia, Indonesia…