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<ul><li><strong>British Indian Novelist <keyword id="25391" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Salman-Rushdie">Salman Rushdie</keyword>'s yet to be published <keyword id="7543158" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quichotte">Quichotte</keyword> is among the books on the 2019 Booker prize longlist.</strong></li><li><strong>The judges have described Quichotte as a "picaresque tour-de-force of contemporary America, with all its alarms and craziness."</strong></li><li><strong>Salman Rushdie, 72, had earlier won the Booker Prize for his second book Midnight's Children in 1981.</strong></li><li><strong>He is best known for writing Satanic Verses, which earned him awards as well as death threats. </strong></li></ul>British Indian Novelist Salman Rushdie's yet to be published Quichotte i<a href="https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-salman-rushdie-margaret-atwood-in-2019-booker-longlist-2775364">s among the books on the 2019 Booker prize longlist.</a>The judges <a href="https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/291810/Sir-Salman-Rushdie-could-scoop-Booker-Prize-once-again">have described</a> Quichotte as a "picaresque tour-de-force of contemporary America, with all its alarms and craziness". <br /><br />Salman Rushdie, 72, had earlier won the Booker Prize for his second book ‘Midnight's Children’ in 1981. Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/vishal-bhardwaj-midnight-children-netflix-5468425/">is soon going to launch a web series</a> based on Midnight's Children on Netflix. The story was made into a movie in 2012 by Deepa Mehta. <br /><br />In spite of his early success as a writer, Rushdie was the center point of many controversies. He received death threats over his controversial book Satanic Verses <a href="https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/salman-rushdie-satanic-verses-padma-lakshmi-controversy">about</a> Islam, after which he lived for 12 years under British Security. In fact, it is<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/still-fighting-for-free-speech-salman-rushdie-turns-70/a-39301596-0"> believed </a>that there was a <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/iran-imposes-new-600000-fatwa-on-author-salman-rushdie/articleshow/51124985.cms">bounty</a> of as much as $4 million to kill him. However, the book won him the Whitbread Award in 1988. <br /><br />He is known to have penned down all the time he hided in his own autobiography, Joseph Anton, in hiding. The book was launched in 2012. <br /><br />The celebrated writer had started his career in the advertising industry before he turned into a writer. Almost forty years ago, Rusdhie <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/iran-imposes-new-600000-fatwa-on-author-salman-rushdie/articleshow/51124985.cms">couldn't pass a copy test </a>at J. Walter Thompson. However, he did get a job at Sharp Mc Manus after that. <br /><br />"The only question I remember was they asked you to imagine that you met a Martian who mysteriously spoke English and you had to explain to them in less than 100 words how to make toast." He worked as a freelance copywriter, an actor, and a journalist. <br /><br />His career as a writer was much celebrated as he was knighted by Elizabeth Queen II, for his contribution to literature. <br />

Salman Rushdie, who dealt with death threats for his work gets another mention in the Booker Prize longlist

<p><em><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/insiderpicks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Insider Picks</a><span> </span>writes about products and services to help you navigate when shopping online. Insider Inc. receives a commission from our affiliate partners when you buy through our links, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective.</em></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Alyssa Powell/Business Insider</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li>The Man Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. </li><li>The Prize is awarded to what is, in the judges' opinion, the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK. There's also an international award for books translated into English.</li><li>It's a great way to find the best books of the year, without having to read through hundreds of titles on your own. Below, you'll find the five winners of the last five years, as well as the six titles shortlisted each year. </li></ul><p>The Man Booker Prize is one of the literary world's most prestigious awards - and perhaps the one best equipped to help you find your next great read.</p><p>To win the Man Booker Prize is to be declared the best fiction book of the year that was written in English and published in the UK and Ireland by a panel of judges meant to represent every side of the book world. In the past, that means that judges haven't been confined to "any in-group of literary critics, authors, and academics," but purposefully handpicked for a tribunal that more accurately represents the "common man" at large - including poets, politicians, journalists, broadcasters, and actors.</p><p>Such an endorsement - and the <span>£50,000 prize money awarded to first place - transforms an author's life and career. It correlates with a worldwide audience, drastically increased book sales, and something closer to financial freedom. </span></p><p><span>For readers, it's also a great place to find your next great read. Instead of thumbing through stacks of books on your own to figure out the top 1%, you can leave the work up to the professionals and reap the benefits of their consensus: the best book of the year, and the six shortlisted titles falling closely behind it. </span></p><p><span>Below, you'll find the 30 titles shortlisted or ranked number one in the last five years. The 2019 selections will be released later this year: the </span>longlist on July 24, the shortlist on September 3, and the winner on October  14, 2019. </p><p><em>Captions provided by Amazon and lightly edited for length.</em></p><p class="tagline"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/5-biggest-questions-around-amazons-new-grocery-chain?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_leadgen&amp;itm_content=ecommerce&amp;itm_campaign=5-biggest-questions-around-amazons-new-grocery-chain"></a></p>

The Man Booker Prize is the UK equivalent of America's Pulitzer Prize for books - these are all the finalists from the past 5 years

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Sally Rooney, the 28-year-old author of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Normal-People-Novel-Sally-Rooney/dp/1984822179/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=VVTBFD08MM0FTRD735KF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Normal People</a>" and "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Friends-Novel-Sally-Rooney/dp/0451499050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conversations with Friends</a>" has been hailed as <span>"the first great millennial author" by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/world/europe/sally-rooney-ireland.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.</span></li><li>"Normal People" was released in April and recently optioned into a Hulu series.&#xa0;</li><li>After reading both books, I agree with the buzz surrounding Rooney.</li><li>Rooney expertly explores the complexities of millennial romance and young adulthood in a subtle, genuine way.</li><li>WARNING: Spoilers ahead.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>Is 28-year-old Irish author Sally Rooney the J.D. Salinger&#xa0;<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">of</span> millennials?</p><p>Her critically acclaimed debut, "Conversations with Friends," launched in 2017 with the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/sally-rooney-normal-people-waterstones-book-of-the-year-dublin-ireland-conversations-with-friends-a8659186.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tagline</a> "Salinger for the Snapchat generation" - and the praise and accolades Rooney has received since echo as much.</p><p>Her latest, "Normal People," hit American bookstores in April and Rooney was lauded as<span>&#xa0;"the first great millennial author" by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/world/europe/sally-rooney-ireland.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>. It quickly became a <a href="https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/a26973014/april-2019-anticipated-book-releases/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">book club staple</a> and was recently <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/05/normal-people-hulu-orders-drama-series-based-on-sally-rooneys-best-seller-1202624308/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">optioned into a Hulu series</a>. </span></p><p>"Normal People" has been <span>longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Man Booker Prize, and "Conversations with Friends" already bears the honor of Sunday Times Fiction Prize. <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/04/230058/sally-rooney-normal-people-popularity-instagram" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathryn Lyndsay of Refinery29</a>&#xa0;called </span><span>carrying a Rooney book "a new Instagram status symbol."&#xa0;</span></p><p><span>Even celebrities are fans - Lena Dunham reportedly introduced Emily Ratajkowski to Rooney's work, Lyndsay wrote. And <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfec8YeAkgh/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=sarahjessicaparker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Jessica Parker raved on Instagram</a>, "This book. This book. I read it in one day. I hear I'm not alone."&#xa0;</span></p><p><span>Twitter fanfare left me intrigued by "Normal People" before it launched. I ended up devouring it in just a few days, and then promptly picked up "Conversations with Friends" - <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">and </span>after reading both, I was quick to ride the bandwagon.</span></p><p>&#xa0;</p><h2><span>"Normal People" isn't your average love story&#xa0;</span></h2><p>"Normal People" follows the on-again, off-again relationship of Marianne and Connell, which they avoid ever defining. In high school, private and wealthy Marianne is not liked by her peers; popular Connell, whose mother cleans the mansion Marianne lives in, comes from a working-class background and is the proverbial golden boy.</p><p>The two forge a connection and secretly begin hooking up, but when Connell, fearing the judgment of his peers, takes the popular girl to the school dance instead of Marianne, their relationship ends.</p><p>At Trinity College Dublin, their paths cross again in a reversal of roles. Marianne has many friends who admire her charm and intellect, while Connell is a lonely outsider. And so their lives continue to intermittently intertwine, as both friends and lovers.&#xa0;</p><p>In straightforward, deadpan prose that I first found jarring and later found moving, Rooney spins an epic story of what modern love looks like in a millennial culture where people are afraid of being vulnerable and feelings are unspokenly prohibited.&#xa0;</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-summer-beach-reads-books-for-vacation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19 beach reads you'll want to read this summer - according to editors at Amazon, Goodreads, and Book of the Month</a></em></p><h2><span>Rooney nails the deafening complexities of a millennial romance</span></h2><p>Rooney's genius lies not in her plot, but in her characters. Flipping between Marianne and Connell's point of views, Rooney shrewdly depicts the complexities of a dysfunctional relationship, stripping away layers of their thoughts to reveal the dynamics of ever-shifting power struggles and how emotional insecurities can sneak their way into a relationship.</p><p>Marianne is from a physically and verbally abusive family, which leads her into a destructive territory with sadistic men, while Connell deals with shame and depression.</p><p>Rooney's slivers of insight into how Marianne and Connell wrestle with&#xa0;<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">their </span>emotions and question their identity in the process made it one of the most&#xa0;realistic portrayals of <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">young&#xa0;</span>love I've read. Their relationship is rife <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">with </span>mistakes, misunderstandings, and missed chances that could be simplified if only they communicated and didn't subconsciously suppress their feelings, as millennials are wont to do.</p><p>The relationship is messy and carries weighted moments made all the more intense by the heady, raw notions of a young 20-something - without the stereotypical angst.<span>&#xa0;B</span>ut it's simultaneously sweet, genuine, and heartfelt: While Marianne and Connell have a hard time admitting it, their chemistry is apparent to the reader, and it's their magnetism the book revolves around.</p><p>Rooney, <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2019/04/normal-people-sally-rooney-review.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote Laura Miller for Slate</a>, "believes in true love, even if her lovers lack the vocabulary or even the conceptual framework to recognize this is what they have together."</p><h2>Socioeconomic and mental constructs shape relationships and young adulthood</h2><p>From mental health struggles to class divides and wealth disparities, Marianne and Connell's romance is painted into an emotional, social, and economic background that fuels and infiltrates their interactions.&#xa0;</p><p>It's a testament to Rooney's discerning knack&#xa0;<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">for </span>exploring the workings of the millennial mind in a modern coming of age story, an acuity that also carried "Conversations With Friends," which I liked but didn't love. That book follows the story of ex-lovers and best friends, Frances and Bobbi, who befriend an enigmatic couple. Frances ends up having an affair with the husband, which puts a strain on her relationship with Bobbi.</p><p>&#xa0;</p><p>Both novels bear the same hallmarks: college parties, dinner parties, political debates, and communication via email, showing how today's 20-somethings attending an elite college walk the finicky border between youth and adulthood. Internal and external discourse molds the deep connections of the protagonists.</p><p>Rooney's shrewd observations of the behaviors of a younger generation end on an ambiguous note in both novels. While frustrating to some, I felt the endings were authentic - life never really gets wrapped up in a bow.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-books-we-read-this-year-2018-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The 29 best books we read in 2018</a></em></p><h2>Rooney asks the questions that plague millennials</h2><p>As Marianne and Connell confront their expectations and desires, "Normal People" raises questions about our uncertainty and place in the world. Their struggles lie in the complicated search for the meaning of life and love, but Rooney subtly examines these in a non-cliché way: <span>"If people appeared to behave pointlessly in grief, it was only because human life was pointless, and this was the truth that grief revealed," Marianne thinks amidst forgiveness.</span></p><p>Rooney scrutinizes the innate human desire to be loved and accepted, and how fear can lead&#xa0;<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">us</span> to self-sabotage the very thing&#xa0;<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">we</span> want. She asks: Why do we give second chances? Why don't we give up? What does love look like? And what does it mean to be normal?</p><p>As cliché as it is, Rooney's work strikes me as relatable: Anyone who has ever tried to define love or purpose will find their food for thought here.&#xa0;</p><p>Only time will tell if Rooney is the great novelist of the millennial generation, but whether or not her books end up on the required reading list for high schoolers 50 years from now, "Normal People" will remain a classic on my bookshelf.</p><div>    </div><div>    </div><div>    </div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-k2-harder-climb-mt-everest-2017-9">Mount Everest is not the hardest mountain to climb - here's what makes K2 so much worse</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

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