EAN: 9781529921168

RUSHDIE SALMAN KNIFE

A moving and life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal  from
internationally renowned writer Salman Rushdie   'A story of hatred defeated by love' Guardian
'Absolutely stunning...the ugliest thing turned into the most beautiful' Nigella Lawson  'Part
thriller  part love story' The Times  'A masterpiece... full of Rushdie's wit  his wisdom  his
stoicism  his optimism' The Telegraph   On the morning of 12 August 2022  Salman Rushdie was
standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York  preparing to give a lecture
on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm  when a man in black - black clothes  black
mask - rushed down the aisle towards him  wielding a knife. His first thought: So it's you.
Here you are.   What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the world. Now  for the
first time  Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath  as well as his
journey towards physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and
support of his wife  Eliza  his family  his army of doctors and physical therapists  and his
community of readers worldwide.   Knife is Rushdie writing with urgency  gravity  and
unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense
of the unthinkable.   This an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life  loss  love  art -
and finding the strength to stand up again.

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