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Salman Rushdie Honored with Prestigious Literary Award in Ohio

11/13/2025

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Salman Rushdie, the author, received the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Ohio on November 9, 2025.
The award follows Rushdie's first fiction publication since the 2022 attack that left him partially blinded.
The event highlights Ohio's role in the Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the Balkan War.
Kaveh Akbar and Sunil Amrith were also honored for their literary contributions this year.

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Salman Rushdie, the author, received the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Ohio on November 9, 2025.
The award follows Rushdie's first fiction publication since the 2022 attack that left him partially blinded.
The event highlights Ohio's role in the Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the Balkan War.
Kaveh Akbar and Sunil Amrith were also honored for their literary contributions this year.