Knife [electronic resource]
Salman Rushdie2024
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**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024**
A gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer
and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie
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 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, ...
Main title:
Knife [electronic resource] / Salman Rushdie
Author:
Salman Rushdie, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Vintage Digital, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781529921175
Language:
English
BRN:
524763
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