Salman Rushdie published a novel in Europe.
Salman Rushdie . His epic fourth novel , The Satanic Verses ( 1988 ) , was the subject of a major controversy , provoking protests from Muslims in several countries . In 2012 , he published Joseph Anton : A Memoir , an account of his life in the wake of the controversy over The Satanic Verses . The Satanic Verses controversy , also known as the Rushdie Affair , was the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of Salman Rushdie 's novel The Satanic Verses , which was first published in the United Kingdom in 1988 .