In one of this man's novels, Andrea Doria abandons Argalia to the Ottomans and severalchapters are set in the court of Akbar the Great.
In one of this man's novels, Andrea Doria abandons Argalia to the Ottomans and severalchapters are set in the court of Akbar the Great. He created a voice actor who gets fired from thechildren's show The Aliens after his presumed death and carries on a relationship with the mountainclimber Alleluia Cone. A dream sequence in which Ayesha convinces pilgrims to walk into the seaappears in that novel by this man, which opens with (*) Saladin Chamcha and Gibreel Farishta fallingfrom a plane. Another of his novels contains an antagonist known for his terrible knees, Shiva, who like theprotagonist Saleem Sinai was born on the date of Indian independence. For 10 points, name this author ofThe Satanic Verses and Midnight's Children.
In one of this man's novels, Andrea Doria abandons Argalia to the Ottomans and severalchapters are set in the court of Akbar the Great.
Salman Rushdie [or Ahmed Salman Rushdie]