Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
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Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage

LA Times  

Salman Rushdie is depicted testifying on the witness stand during the trial of Hadi Matar on Tuesday in Mayville, N.Y. With a mix of humor and graphic detail, Salman Rushdie calmly told a jury Tuesday about the frenzied moments in August 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with terrible injuries. Hitting and slashing.” The testimony came just ahead of the 36th anniversary of the day — Feb. 14, 1989 — that Rushdie has ruefully referred to as the worst possible Valentine’s Day, when Iran’s supreme leader at the time, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa calling for his death because of the supposed blasphemy in his novel “The Satanic Verses.” Rushdie spent years in hiding, a painful adjustment for an otherwise engaging and sociable man. In a jailhouse interview with the New York Post, he did not refer directly to “The Satanic Verses” but called Rushdie someone “who attacked Islam.” On the trial’s first day, Mahar calmly said “Free Palestine” while being led into the courtroom. A later trial on federal terrorism charges will be scheduled in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y. Rushdie spoke in an even, mild tone, even when recounting how he lay in a “lake” of blood. Born in India, raised in Britain and now a U.S. citizen, Rushdie is a Booker Prize-winning author who has been famous worldwide since “Midnight’s Children” was published more than 40 years ago.

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Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
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Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Deccan Chronicle  

An American-Lebanese man was found guilty Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the "Satanic Verses" author.Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in prison and will be sentenced in April after being convicted of attempted murder and assault charges over the 2022 attack.Matar's legal team had sought to …

Salman Rushdie stabbing case: New Jersey man Hadi Matar convicted of attempted murder by New York court
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Salman Rushdie stabbing case: New Jersey man Hadi Matar convicted of attempted murder by New York court

India TV News  

Salman Rushdie stabbing case: New Jersey man Hadi Matar convicted of attempted murder by New York court Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie over a dozen times during a 2022 lecture, has been convicted of attempted murder. A New Jersey man, Hadi Matar, was convicted on Friday of attempted murder for his brutal knife attack on author …

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder

Al Jazeera  

Matar was found guilty of attempted murder in the second degree for his attack on the famed novelist. Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially blinded prize-winning novelist Salman Rushdie at an event in New York, has been found guilty of attempted murder. Matar was found guilty of attempted murder in the second degree as well as assault in …

Salman Rushdie trial: Guilty verdict reached in trial of man accused of trying to kill author
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Salman Rushdie trial: Guilty verdict reached in trial of man accused of trying to kill author

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He faces up to 25 years in prison, …

Hadi Matar, who stabbed Salman Rushdie, found guilty of attempted murder
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Hadi Matar, who stabbed Salman Rushdie, found guilty of attempted murder

The Hindu  

A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder and assault for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Jurors began deliberating Friday in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and trying to kill Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage. “You will agree …

Man found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie after stabbing him multiple times in vicious New York lecture attack
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Man found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie after stabbing him multiple times in vicious New York lecture attack

Daily Mail  

A man has been found guilty of attempting to murder Salman Rushdie after he stabbed the author multiple times in a vicious attack in New York. During the shocking attack on August 12 2022 Matar onto the stage at the Chautauqua Institution where Sir Salman was about to speak and stabbed him multiple times in front of a shocked audience. …

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie
1 month ago

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. Schmidt said while it’s not possible to read Matar’s mind, “it’s foreseeable that if you’re going to stab someone 10 or 15 times about the face and neck, it’s going to result …

Salman Rushdie trial: Jury finds Hadi Matar guilty in attempted killing of author
1 month ago

Salman Rushdie trial: Jury finds Hadi Matar guilty in attempted killing of author

CNN  

Mayville, New York AP — A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. “You will agree something bad happened to Mr. Rushdie, but you don’t know what Mr. Matar’s conscious objective was,” Brautigan said. Schmidt said while it’s not possible to read Matar’s …

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder
1 month ago

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder

LA Times  

Hadi Matar was convicted Friday of attempted murder and assault for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. “You will agree something bad happened to Mr. Rushdie, but …

The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests
1 month ago

The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested their case without calling any witnesses. “No, I do not,” Hadi Matar, 27, said when asked by Chautauqua County Judge David Foley whether he wished to take the stand. Matar is on …

Jurors watch video showing a man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror
1 month ago

Jurors watch video showing a man stabbing Salman Rushdie as onlookers gasp in horror

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Jurors watched videos Friday showing Salman Rushdie being repeatedly stabbed on a stage in western New York while audience members gasped in horror at the attack that left the prized-winning novelist seriously wounded and blinded in one eye. The video recorded by the Chautauqua Institution’s house cameras on Aug. 12, 2022, shows fleeting views of Rushdie’s assailant, …

Farrukh Dhondy | Will attacker of Rushdie get to politicise trial in martyrdom bid?
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Farrukh Dhondy | Will attacker of Rushdie get to politicise trial in martyrdom bid?

Deccan Chronicle  

“Await the spring and clear skies And maybe spot the butterflies But Bachchoo, stop this false pretence Admit that to you these make no sense These seasons, skies or winged creatures Your obsession is with human features Reading changing expressions on faces The truths, the lies -- ambivalent traces…” From Quaid-e-Shazam! My reason, gentle reader, for suggesting that this fellow …

Interviewer who tried to stop knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie initially thought it was a prankk
1 month, 1 week ago

Interviewer who tried to stop knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie initially thought it was a prankk

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The interviewer who tried …

Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
1 month, 1 week ago

Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York lecture stage said Thursday that he tried to stop the assault once he realized it wasn’t a prank and was left with a gash above his eye. Reese said he initially thought the man he saw running toward Rushdie was part of …

Hadi Matar trial: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie?
1 month, 1 week ago

Hadi Matar trial: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 27-year-old New Jersey …

‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies Against Alleged Assailant In Harrowing Detail
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‘I Was Dying’: Salman Rushdie Testifies Against Alleged Assailant In Harrowing Detail

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Salman Rushdie, appearing before a New York court Tuesday, recalled believing that he was dying as he lay in a pool of blood following his repeated “stabbing and slashing” by a then-unknown assailant at an arts institute in 2022. via Associated Press “He hit me very hard around my jawline and neck,” Rushdie said, recalling the first …

Salman Rushdie tells jurors he believed he was dying after harrowing knife attack as he testifies during trial
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Salman Rushdie tells jurors he believed he was dying after harrowing knife attack as he testifies during trial

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Initially, I thought he’d punched me with his …

Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack
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Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hitting and slashing.” “I was struggling to get …

Excerpts from Salman Rushdie’s court testimony about a harrowing attack
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Excerpts from Salman Rushdie’s court testimony about a harrowing attack

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Author Salman Rushdie testified Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of attacking him with a knife just after he took his seat for a panel discussion at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. Following are highlights of Rushdie’s testimony: Rushdie describes the moment when he realized he was in danger “Before we were able …

‘Screaming because of the pain’: Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing at trial
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Screaming because of the pain’: Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing at trial

Al Jazeera  

American-Lebanese Hadi Matar, 23, is accused of attempting to kill The Satanic Verses author in frenzied 2022 attack. The Satanic Verses author on Tuesday told jurors at the trial of his alleged attacker, 23-year-old American-Lebanese Hadi Matar, that Matar “was stabbing and slashing” at him. Matar’s legal team have sought to prevent witnesses from characterising Rushdie as a victim of …

Salman Rushdie recalls 2022 stabbing at trial: Occurred to me I was dying
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie recalls 2022 stabbing at trial: Occurred to me I was dying

India Today  

With a mix of humor and graphic detail, Salman Rushdie calmly told a jury on Tuesday about the frenzied moments in August 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with terrible injuries. Hitting and slashing.” The testimony came just ahead of the 36th …

Salman Rushdie's wife wipes her tears as he reveals horrific NY stabbing details, removes glasses to show blind eye
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie's wife wipes her tears as he reveals horrific NY stabbing details, removes glasses to show blind eye

Hindustan Times  

Salman Rushdie appeared in a court on Tuesday, where he confronted the man who is suspected of almost murdering him. The 77-year-old British-Indian author recalled the “ferocious” expression in Hadi Matar's eyes as the 27-year-old allegedly started stabbing Rushdie after he stormed a stage in upstate New York in August 2022. Salman Rushdie ‘got very struck’ by aattacker's eyes Rushdie …

Rushdie tells trial of 'lake of blood' after stabbing
1 month, 1 week ago

Rushdie tells trial of 'lake of blood' after stabbing

Raw Story  

by Gregory WALTON Novelist Salman Rushdie described Tuesday the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him with a frenzied attack that left him blind in one eye. "It was a stab wound in my eye, intensely painful, after that I was screaming because of the pain," Rushdie said, adding that he was left in a …

Salman Rushdie testifies against man charged with stabbing him
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie testifies against man charged with stabbing him

The Hindu  

Author Salman Rushdie took the stand in a New York courtroom on Tuesday to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack. They are unlikely, however, to hear about a fatwa issued by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for Mr. Rushdie’s death, according to District Attorney Jason Schmidt. Mr. Rushdie, the author …

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into 2nd day
1 month, 1 week ago

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into 2nd day

Deccan Chronicle  

Testimony is set to continue Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage. Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday heard from staffers at the arts institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities …

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day
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1 month, 1 week ago

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day

Associated Press  

Testimony is set to continue Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage. Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday heard from staffers at the arts institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities …

Trial of Salman Rushdie's accused attacker Hadi Matar begins in New York courtroom
1 month, 1 week ago

Trial of Salman Rushdie's accused attacker Hadi Matar begins in New York courtroom

ABC  

A jury has heard opening statements in the trial of a man accused of trying to murder Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie in August 2022. Hadi Matar allegedly attacked Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution as the author was being introduced to the audience for a talk about keeping writers safe from harm. Matar facing more charges involving terrorism …

Salman Rushdie’s attacker came ‘dangerously close to committing murder’ during frenzied stabbing, court hears
1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie’s attacker came ‘dangerously close to committing murder’ during frenzied stabbing, court hears

The Independent  

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Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
1 month, 1 week ago

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Hindustan Times  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Lawyers are scheduled to deliver opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York. Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of …

Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him
1 month, 1 week ago

Prosecutor says Salman Rushdie was too stunned to react when a man started to stab him

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the author didn’t even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspect’s attempted murder trial. “Without hesitation this man holding his knife … forcefully and efficiently in its speed, plunged …

Salman Rushdie wrote about his attempted murder. Now he will face his attacker in court
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1 month, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie wrote about his attempted murder. Now he will face his attacker in court

NPR  

Salman Rushdie wrote about his attempted murder. Now he will face his attacker in court toggle caption Cesar Luis de Luca/Picture alliance/Getty Images A trial has begun for the man accused of violently stabbing Salman Rushdie onstage at a literary event in 2022, which left the British author permanently blind in one eye. The trial was postponed last year to …

The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie is going on trial. The author will take the stand
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie is going on trial. The author will take the stand

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — In 2022, Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live audience in western New York when a man ran towards him and plunged a knife into the author’s hand as he raised it in self-defense. “I feel my legs give way, and I fall.” In the coming weeks, Rushdie is expected to return to …

Attempted murder trial of Rushdie assailant to begin
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Attempted murder trial of Rushdie assailant to begin

Raw Story  

by Gregory WALTON The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, goes on trial Tuesday for attempted murder, according to state court filings. The Indian-born writer, a naturalized American based in New York, has faced death threats since his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses" was declared blasphemous by Iran's supreme leader. …

Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection

Al Jazeera  

The trial of a man who attacked Indian-British author Salman Rushdie two years ago on a charge of attempted murder is due to start in the United States. Matar, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault over the attack at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. Prosecutors in the federal case argue …

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker likely won't hear about his motive
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker likely won't hear about his motive

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jurors picked for the trial …

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Jurors picked for the trial of a man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack likely won’t hear about the fatwa that authorities have said motivated him to act, a prosecutor said Friday. “We’re not going there,” District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during a conference in preparation for the Oct. 15 start of Hadi …

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who severely injured …

Man who attacked Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Man who attacked Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. “We allege that in attempting to murder Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, Hadi Matar committed an …

Man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie is charged with supporting terrorist group
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie is charged with supporting terrorist group

LA Times  

Defense attorney Nathaniel Barone, left, and Hadi Matar, 24, listen during an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, N.Y., on Aug. 18, 2022. Matar, who is accused of severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack in western New York, faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. A man accused of severely injuring author …

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial
8 months ago

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial

Hindustan Times  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man charged with attacking him, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the alleged assailant’s contention that he is entitled to the material as he prepares for trial. Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial Hadi Matar’s lawyers in …

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect expected to reject 20-year plea deal
9 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect expected to reject 20-year plea deal

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie is …

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’: The aftermath of an attack
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’: The aftermath of an attack

Live Mint  

Salman Rushdie’s new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, hinges on the vicious knife attack he survived on 12 August 2022 in Chautauqua, upstate New York. In the writer’s words, this is a book about “The Knife as an idea,” not just a weapon that has been used to silence writers and artists who speak truth to power. Like …

Salman Rushdie Shares ‘Weird Thing’ He Did Outside His Knife Attacker's Prison Cell
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie Shares ‘Weird Thing’ He Did Outside His Knife Attacker's Prison Cell

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Salman Rushdie didn’t let his attacker have the last laugh — nor the last dance. The Booker Prize-winning author was famously stabbed multiple times at an event in Chautauqua, New York, in 2022 and lost the sight in his right eye, but recalled Monday on “The Daily Show” that he not only visited the attacker’s prison, but …

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'
11 months ago

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'

NPR  

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife' In his new memoir, Salman Rushdie writes about the young man who leapt from the audience and stabbed and almost killed him in August of 2022. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In Salman Rushdie's new memoir, there is a clear villain. It's a young man wielding a …

Watch: Salman Rushdie on the moment he was attacked on stage, and why he felt lonely
11 months ago

Watch: Salman Rushdie on the moment he was attacked on stage, and why he felt lonely

NPR  

Watch: Salman Rushdie on the moment he was attacked on stage, and why he felt lonely Salman Rushdie is a writer. 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. "I thought, here I am in …

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit
11 months ago

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In Salman Rushdie’s first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last. “Knife” is also his first memoir since “Joseph Anton,” the 2012 publication in which he looked back on the fatwa, the death decree, issued …

'Why didn't I fight…?': Salman Rushdie relives brutal knife attack in new memoir
11 months ago

'Why didn't I fight…?': Salman Rushdie relives brutal knife attack in new memoir

Hindustan Times  

British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was attacked with a knife at a public event in 2022 that left him blind in one eye, recounted the incident in his new memoir ‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’ which hits stores on Tuesday, April 16. The Indian-born author, a naturalised American based in New York, has faced death threats since his 1988 …

Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage
11 months ago

Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage

NPR  

Two nights before the attack, Salman Rushdie dreamed he was stabbed onstage Enlarge this image toggle caption Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Penguin Random House Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Penguin Random House Two nights before he was stabbed onstage at a literary event in 2022, Salman Rushdie had a nightmare. After his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses was published, Iran's leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, declared …

Salman Rushdie: Knife author dreamt about being stabbed just days before the attack
11 months ago

Salman Rushdie: Knife author dreamt about being stabbed just days before the attack

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Salman Rushdie has laid bare his horror at lying in …

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