In October 1988 India banned the importation of Salman Rushdie's fourth novel and Sierra Leone was among a group of Muslim-minority states that later imposed penalties for possessing the book. What is this novel?

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Satanic Verses. The Satanic Verses controversy erupted after Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel was condemned by many Muslim communities for perceived blasphemy. Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death in February 1989, and dozens of countries including India and Sierra Leone banned or restricted the book.