Peter Carey
Oscar and Lucinda
Faber & Faber
Content in The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie led the Iranian leadership to issue a fatwa against him. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Michael Foot, chair of judges, was accused of backing The Satanic Verses because Rushdie was a member of the Labour Party. In the end Peter Carey won for Oscar and Lucinda.
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Shortlisted authors
Bruce Chatwin
Penelope Fitzgerald
David Lodge |
Salman Rushdie
Marina Warner Judges |
