Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie has been conferred this year’s PEN/Pinter Prize in recognition of his support for freedom of speech and helping other writers.
Announced by the prize judges on June 20, Rushdie receives the award — named in honour of the late playwright Harold Pinter, who was an ardent advocate of human rights and a fighter for social causes — from the British branch of the worldwide writers’ association.
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