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The Booker Prize winner and internationally acclaimed author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses delivers a powerful account of the attempt on his life on 12 August 2022.
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From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him.
Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art—and finding the strength to stand up again.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 2928377247904
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 750 g
Dimensions: 240 x 156 x 40 mm
Senseless violence is always a tragedy, yet the attempted assassination of Salman Rushdie in 2022 seemed especially disturbing. I believe this is because it appeared to be a direct attack on something many hold dear:... More
I’m so glad to have read this book. Were it not for loving the author’s other work, I would not have wanted to read about such dreadful events, however as well as shocking, it is tender and life affirming.
It's difficult to put into words just how amazing and vital this book is. I am in awe of the character and talent of a man capable of turning a horrific and almost-fatal attack into a transcendent and beautiful... More
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