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Padma Lakshmi — who just made her final appearance as host of Top Chef — is reflecting on her former marriage to author Salman Rushdie. Following the publication of his 1988 novel The Satanic ...
Padma Parvati Lakshmi was born in Madras (now Chennai), India. [3] Her mother Vijaya is a retired oncology nurse. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. Lakshmi emigrated to the United States at age four and was raised in New York City before moving to La Puente, California with her mother and stepfather. [4]
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL (/ s ʌ l ˈ m ɑː n ˈ r ʊ ʃ d i / sul-MAHN RUUSH-dee; [2] born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. [3] His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, typically set on the Indian subcontinent.
Padma Lakshmi is speaking out about ex-husband Salman Rushdie after the Satanic Verses author was stabbed on Friday during a literary event at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y. The ...
The “Top Chef” star spoke for the first time about Rushdie's “nightmare” experience of being stabbed onstage during an event last week. Padma Lakshmi On Ex-Husband Salman Rushdie’s ...
Wiggins was born on November 8, 1947, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She married Brian Porzak in 1965, with whom she had one daughter. The couple divorced in 1970. [4] Wiggins lived in London for 16 years, and for brief periods in Paris, Brussels, and Rome. In January 1988, she married novelist Salman Rushdie in London.
"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi is expressing her relief that ex-husband Salman Rushdie is improving after he was stabbed before giving a speech on Friday.
LC Class. PR6068.U757 S27 1988. The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel of the Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.