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

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