Salman Rushdie is a writer. A storyteller. So when you ask him to tell the story of the day, in 2022, when he was attacked and nearly killed by a young man with a knife, Rushdie paints a vivid picture. He describes lying on the floor in a pool of
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Undeterred, Salman Rushdie Discusses His New Memoir, ‘Knife’
“If it hadn’t been for Henry and the audience, I wouldn’t be sitting here writing these words,” Rushdie says in the book. “That Chautauqua morning I experienced both the worst and best of human nature, almost simultaneously.” At first it was unclear whether he would survive. “The gravity of his
Salman Rushdie Is Again the Toast of Literary Manhattan
Three security guards stood along a leafy street in the West Village of Manhattan on Thursday evening, watching as a procession of writers, editors and publishing industry veterans entered the Waverly Inn restaurant for a book party. The security team was present because this wasn’t just any book party. It
PEN America gala honors Salman Rushdie, his first in-person appearance since stabbing
Author Salman Rushdie responds to questions during a news interview for the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala Thursday, May 18, 2023, in New York. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Author Salman Rushdie responds to questions during a news interview for the 2023 PEN America Literary
Salman Rushdie Makes Surprise Appearance at PEN America Gala
Salman Rushdie walked onstage at PEN America’s annual gala on Thursday night, his first public appearance since he was stabbed and gravely wounded in an attack last August at a literary event in Western New York. His appearance at the gala, which had not been announced, was a surprise. But
Since 1989, threats to Salman Rushdie have sparked support and debate on free speech
In 1989, after Iran’s religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie, readings of his works were organized around the United States. At this one in San Francisco, novelist Alice Walker reads aloud from Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. Eric Risberg/Associated Press hide
A judge denies bail for the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
Defense attorney Nathaniel Barone (left) and Hadi Matar, who was charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie, listen during an arraignment Thursday in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, N.Y. Joshua Bessex/AP hide caption toggle caption Joshua Bessex/AP Defense attorney Nathaniel Barone (left) and Hadi Matar, who was charged with stabbing
The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates
Two years ago Salman Rushdie joined prominent cultural figures signing an open letter decrying an increasingly “intolerant climate” and warning that the “free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted.” It was a declaration of principles Mr. Rushdie had embodied since
Iran denies it was involved in the attack on Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is shown attending the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Salman Rushdie is shown attending the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in
After a stabbing attack, Salman Rushdie can talk and joke
Author Salman Rushdie, pictured in 2018, is expected to survive a stabbing attack, his agent says. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Author Salman Rushdie, pictured in 2018, is expected to survive a stabbing attack, his agent says. Rogelio V. Solis/AP MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie