Salman Rushdie
Sir Salman Rushdie says attack has made writing physically and mentally harder
Sir Salman said his work was a way of coping with the impact of a knife attack, which left him blinded in one eye and unable to use one of his hands.
Sir Salman Rushdie: I have the power back after writing about knife attack
While speaking on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York State, Sir Salman was the victim of a knife attack.
Five new books to read this week
This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Knife by Salman Rushdie and James by Percival Everett.
Salman Rushdie reveals in new book he had a cancer scare after stabbing attack
In his new book, Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder, Sir Salman has recounted his experience of the near-fatal incident and the aftermath.
Sir Salman Rushdie says he had a dream about being attacked
The author said he had the dream before the knife attack in which he suffered severe injuries, including losing his right eye.
Sir Salman Rushdie warns world is now facing ‘old enemy of authoritarianism’
Sir Salman said that we live in “an age of offendedness” and “outrage identity” and spoke on the need to protect free speech.
Sir Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German literary prize
The Satanic Verses author will receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in Frankfurt in October.
Salman Rushdie honoured after first in-person appearance after stabbing
The Satanic Verses author appeared at the PEN America gala in New York City just nine months after he was repeatedly stabbed.
Roald Dahl Classic Collection to be released after criticism of recent editing
The publishing company said they had ‘listened to the debate over the past week’.
Sir Salman Rushdie feels ‘gratitude’ in first interview since attack last year
The Indian-born British author suffered severe, life-changing injuries, including losing sight in one eye, following the attack in New York.