Why Salman Rushdie will probably be much more appreciated after he's dead, Part 1

This man has been made a knight.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6756149.stm

He is also married to this lady...




























And he has these guys trying to kill him...
















So really, he's a modern day...

















Which makes him the most glamorous writer since...



Just kidding. He would totally kick her heathen ass.
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