A gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer and Booker
Prize-winner Salman RushdieOn 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 literary world and beyond. 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.
