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A character created by this author is nicknamed “Picture” because his face once appeared on many Kodak (15[1])advertisements. In a novel by this author, a character leads a pilgrimage while surrounded by butterflies. In a novel by this author, a character who falls (15[1])in love with the mountaineer Allie Cone (15[1])is saved (15[1])along with Saladin Chamcha (15[1])after a (*) plane explodes (10[1])over the English Channel. (10[2])Parvati-the-witch (10[1])and Saleem (10[1])Sinai were members of the title group in a novel by this author who were born at the moment of India’s Independence. For 10 points, name this author of Midnight’s Children who received a fatwa for his novel The Satanic Verses. ■END■ (10[1])

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