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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Author Salman Rushdie
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Memoir
Publisher Jonathan Cape (UK), Random House (US)
Publication date
2024
Pages224
ISBN 9780593730249
Website Penguin Random House

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder is an autobiographical book by the British Indian writer Salman Rushdie, first published in April 2024 by Jonathan Cape. [1] The book recounts the stabbing attack on Rushdie in 2022. It hit number one in the Sunday Times Bestsellers List in the General hardbacks category. [2]

Rushdie has lived with ongoing threats to his life since the 1988 publication of his novel, The Satanic Verses. [1]

Rushdie's 1988 novel The Satanic Verses had led to a widespread controversy among Muslims, prompting the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran. [3] [4]

References

  1. ^ a b Morrison, Blake (15 April 2024). "Knife by Salman Rushdie review – a story of hatred defeated by love". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ Times, The Sunday (28 April 2024). "The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — the UK's definitive book chart". ISSN  0140-0460. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ Gompertz, Will (17 September 2012). "Meeting Salman Rushdie". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP". AP News. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.