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As of Wednesday morning,The Satanic Verseswas the No.
2 seller in Contemporary Literature & Fiction on Amazon and the No.
50 best-selling book overall.
I just bought this book in response to extremists who attempt to silence people.
You will not win, readone recent five-star review.
Lets get this one back up the charts,declared another.
Similarly, Rushdies 1981 Booker Prizewinning novelMidnights Childrensits at No.
3 on the Asian Myth & Legend chart.
8 on our best-seller list.
Upon publication, the novel was banned in many countries, including Rushdies native India.
In 1989, Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdies murder.
While the fatwa received international condemnation bothwithin the Islamic worldand without, Rushdie was forced into hiding.
3 seller on Amazon in the category Religious Intolerance and Persecution.
