The Satanic Verses — Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses (1988) led to book burnings in Bradford, a fatwa calling for Rushdie's assassination issued by Ayatollah Khomeini (forcing Rushdie into hiding for nine years), the murder of the Japanese translator, serious injury of the Norwegian publisher, and assassination attempts on the Turkish publisher. In August 2022, Rushdie was stabbed on stage at a New York literary event, losing sight in one eye and the use of one hand.