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Salman Rushdie is being honored with a Dayton peace prize lifetime achievement award
- Salman Rushdie received a lifetime achievement award at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio on Sunday.
- In his acceptance speech, Rushdie acknowledged the challenge of writing about peace amid ongoing conflicts, stating, 'A book cannot stop a bullet. A poem cannot intercept a bomb.'
- Rushdie emphasized that while literature cannot stop violence, it can amplify the voices of those suffering in conflict zones and express solidarity with them.
- The award is named after Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, who played a significant role in the Dayton Peace Accords.
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Salman Rushdie is being honored with a Dayton peace prize lifetime achievement award
Salman Rushdie is among those being honored at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio. The famed writer was receiving a lifetime achievement award Sunday after publishing his first work of fiction since being stabbed on a New York lecture stage three years ago.
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