![]() At their request, he chose an alias for them to call him, to avoid using his real name and jeopardizing their mission. Rushdie spent his time in the company of a band of police officers who were armed and equipped to protect him. Because he had to keep moving from place to place to avoid being found, he was forced into hiding underground. From that moment on, Rushdie's life changed, and so did his family's. The news was delivered to Rushdie via telephone on Valentine's Day, 1989. Rushdie was the author of The Satanic Verses, a book that was considered to be an outspoken work that went against Islam, Muhammed and the Quran. His crime was not one of murder, or any other crime you might connect with a death sentence. ![]() Rushdie faced a death sentence that had been handed down to him by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Can you imagine a life where you lived in fear for your own safety.for your own existence.for nine years? What about your family? What lengths would you go to in order to ensure their safety? These questions and more are the ones answered in Salman Rushdie's "Joseph Anton: A Memoir". ![]()
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