Multiple choice general knowledge

The publication of which book by Salman Rushdie led to threats on his life by Ayatollah Khomeini?

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. Shame

  3. The Satanic Verses

  4. The Jaguar Smile
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Explanation

Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses" provoked controversy and led Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran to issue a fatwa (religious decree) calling for Rushdie's death in 1989. The book was seen as blasphemous by some Muslims. The other options are earlier Rushdie works that did not trigger such threats.

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