Knife - Meditations After an Attempted Murder

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.

About the author

Salman Rushdie is the author of sixteen novels, including Midnight's Children (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker), The Satanic Verses, and Quichotte (which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize). A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature and was made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's last Birthday Honours list in 2022.

Product details

• Authors: Salman Rushdie, Rushdie Salman
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781529921168
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-2116-8
• No. of pages: 209
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Memoirs, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Autobiography: literary, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Autobiography: writers, Ethical Issues: Censorship, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Ethical issues: censorship / freedom of expression