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Sir Salman Rushdie: I have the power back after writing about knife attack

Source: PA Wire

Sir Salman Rushdie has said writing a book about his knife attack was a device to give him back “power” over his own life.

The 76-year-old Indian-born author lost sight in his right eye after the on-stage attack at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state.

He discussed his experience of suffering severe and life-changing injuries at a event on Sunday while promoting the memoir Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder, which was released

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