Question: Who is older Salman Rushdie or Robert Pinsky ?

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East, West: East, West (ISBN  ) is a 1994 anthology of short stories by Salman Rushdie.  The book is divided into three main sections, entitled "East", "West", and "East, West", each section containing stories from their respective geographical areas (in the "East, West" section both worlds are influenced by each other).  Though Rushdie himself never divulged the exact inspirations for his stories in East, West, it is commonly thought that the central themes of each of his stories are drawn from his personal experiences as an immigrant in England during the time of the "fatwas" issued against his life.  Rushdie weaves in lots of pop cultural references into his stories, just as television and Western media such as MTV and movies like "Rambo" have become popular throughout the world and on the Indian subcontinent.  The influence and travels of Indians and Indian culture is also shown in the West.

Knighthood of Salman Rushdie: In mid-June 2007 Salman Rushdie, the British Indian novelist and author of the controversial novel "The Satanic Verses", was created a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II.  This action brought much controversy around the world in many countries with Muslim majority populations.  Soon after the news of the knighthood was released protests against the honour were held in Malaysia and in Pakistan where effigies of the writer were publicly burnt.  On 19 June 2007, governments in both Pakistan and Iran summoned their British ambassadors to officially protest against the award.  While many groups and individuals have renewed the call to execute Rushdie, the author "is not commenting on the latest threats to his life.  It is understood he is anxious not to inflame the situation".  When asked by the Associated Press if his silence was at the request of the British government, Rushdie replied by e-mail stating "The British authorities have not asked me to do or not do anything.  I have simply chosen to remain out of this storm for the moment.  And nobody is turning anything down."  The media noted in July 2007 that Rushdie "has not been seen in public since the 16 June announcement of his knighthood."  However, he was photographed receiving his knighthood formally the next year at a ceremony which, breaking with tradition, did not announce in advance his attendance.

Salman Rushdie: Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, FRSL ( ; Kashmiri: अहमद सलमान रुशदी , ; born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist.  His second novel, "Midnight's Children" (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.  Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent.  He combines magical realism with historical fiction; his work is concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations.

Haroun and the Sea of Stories: Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a 1990 children's book by Salman Rushdie.  It was Rushdie's fifth novel after "The Satanic Verses".  It is a phantasmagorical story that begins in a city so old and ruinous that it has forgotten its name.

The Golden House (novel): The Golden House is a 2017 novel by Salman Rushdie.  The novel, his thirteenth, is set in Mumbai and New York.  A review in British newspaper The Guardian said: "Rushdie puts his finger on the nationwide identity crisis in this novel of race, reinvention and the different bubbles of US life."  The New York Times reviewer opined: "The Golden House is a big novel, wide but shallow, so wide it has its own meteorology.  The forecast: heavy wind."

Robert Pinsky: Robert Pinsky (born October 20, 1940) is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator.  From 1997 to 2000, he served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.  Pinsky is the author of nineteen books, most of which are collections of his poetry.  His published work also includes critically acclaimed translations, including "The Inferno" of Dante Alighieri and "The Separate Notebooks" by Czesław Miłosz.  He teaches at Boston University.

The Satanic Verses controversy: "The Satanic Verses" controversy, also known as the Rushdie Affair, was the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses", which was first published in the United Kingdom in 1988.  Many Muslims accused Rushdie of blasphemy or unbelief and in 1989 the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie.  Numerous killings, attempted killings, and bombings resulted from angry Muslims over the novel.

The Satanic Verses: The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad.  As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.  The title refers to the satanic verses, a group of Quranic verses that allow intercessory prayers to be made to three Pagan Meccan goddesses: Allāt, Uzza, and Manāt.  The part of the story that deals with the "satanic verses" was based on accounts from the historians al-Waqidi and al-Tabari.

The Enchantress of Florence: The Enchantress of Florence is the ninth novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 2008.  According to Rushdie this is his "most researched book" which required "years and years of reading".

Cat Stevens' comments about Salman Rushdie: Following Ayatollah Khomeini's 14 February 1989 death fatwa against author Salman Rushdie, following the publication of Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses", Yusuf Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens, made statements that were interpreted as endorsing the killing of Rushdie.  His statements generated criticism from commentators in the West.

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Answer: Robert Pinsky