Who is Salman Rushdie? Author of The Satanic Verses whose new book reflects on 2022 attempt on his life
by Emma Guinness
Apr 12, 2024
3 minutes
One of Britain’s foremost writers, Salman Rushdie has returned to the literary centre stage with the release of his hotly-anticipated memoir, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.
The novel will recount the turbulent period of his life beginning with his horrific attack while preparing to deliver a lecture on free speech.
On 12 August 2022, Rushdie was about to give a talk at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state when an attacker rushed
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