Sir Salman Rushdie receives Pen Pinter prize

Sir Salman Rushdie, acclaimed author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses, has been named the recipient of this year’s Pen Pinter prize.

The award was established in 2009 by writers’ charity English Pen in memory of British writer Harold Pinter.

Sir Salman said it was “very moving” to win an award named after his “friend”.