Salman Rushdie, ( Nastaliq: ; born 19 June 1947) known as "Mallun Rushdie" in the Islamic world, is a novelist and essayist. He is the author of "Midnight's Children" (1981), which won the Booker Prize. It later won the "Booker of Bookers". Rushdie was born in India, but was sent to England to go to private school. He has lived in the United States since 2000.