Archive · 1 Jul 2025
Mukesh Sharma Artwork Features on 'Shalimar the Clown' Cover
Salman Rushdie's book 'Shalimar the Clown' has a new version in French!
The French version features a painting by a Delhi artist named Mukesh Sharma on the cover.
Mr. Rushdie and his publisher liked the artwork so much that they asked the artist if they could use it.
They found it on Sharma's Instagram.
Rushdie even looked at more of the artist's work.
Salman Rushdie's 'Shalimar the Clown' has a new French folio, 'Shalimar le clown'.
Delhi-based artist Mukesh Sharma's artwork is featured on the cover of the French edition.
Rushdie and publisher Antoine Gallimard approached Sharma after seeing his work on Instagram.
Rushdie selected Sharma's artwork for the book cover.
Rushdie also requested to see more of Sharma's works.
- Who
- Salman Rushdie, Mukesh Sharma, Antoine Gallimard.
- What
- Mukesh Sharma's artwork used on the cover of the French edition of 'Shalimar the Clown'.
- When
- Twenty years after the book's initial publication in 2005, and the recent release of the French edition.
- Where
- France (French edition)
- Why
- Rushdie and his publisher chose Sharma's artwork for the cover after discovering it on Instagram.
- Original Book Title
- Shalimar the Clown
- French Edition Title
- Shalimar le clown
- Artist
- Mukesh Sharma
- Artist's Location
- Delhi
- Publisher
- Antoine Gallimard