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Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie CH FRSL (/ s ʌ l ˈ m ɑː n ˈ r ʊ ʃ d i / sul-MAHN RUUSH-dee; [2] born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British and American novelist. [3] His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, typically set on the Indian subcontinent.
Sir Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator and may lose an eye after he was stabbed on stage in New York state. ... He added: “Right now my thoughts are with his loved ones. We are all hoping he is ...
On August 14, Wylie said that Rushdie was on the "road to recovery", adding, "it will be long; the injuries are severe, but his condition is headed in the right direction." [33] Rushdie's son Zafar said, "Though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact". [34] [35] [36]
Author Salman Rushdie, behind screen left, is tended to after he was attacked during a lecture, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y. (Joshua Goodman/)
Rushdie lost his vision in his right eye and the use of one hand after being repeatedly stabbed on stage last August. The man accused of stabbing him, Hadi Matar, will stand trial on 8 January 2024.
A man has been taken into custody after Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in New York state. The 75-year-old Indian-born British author, whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — 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 ...
“That guy had his 27 seconds of fame and now he should go back to being nobody,” he said. The 27 seconds refers to the length of the incident in Chautauqua, which Sir Salman called a “long ...