1968 received M.A. from King's College, Cambridge (honors)
1968-9 actor in London, England
1970-80 free-lance advertising copywriter
1975 began authorial career with publication of Grimus
1976 (May 22) married Clarissa Luard
1976-83 executive member of Camden Committee for Community Relations
1981 Midnight's Children published
1981 received Booker McConnell Prize for Fiction (for Midnight's Children)
1981 received literary award from English Speaking Union (for Midnight's Children)
1982 received James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for Midnight's Children)
1983 Shame published