Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German prize for his literary work, resolve

Salman Rushdie, who has been one of the world's most celebrated authors since the publication of his 1981 novel ‘Midnight's Children’, is this year's Peace Prize winner of the German Book Trade. Photo: AFP

Writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and positive attitude in the face of constant danger, the prize organisers said on Monday.

The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade said the British-American author would receive the award in Frankfurt on Oct 22.