Salman Rushdie
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Answering violence with art: Salman Rushdie’s response to the knife attack that almost killed him
Salman Rushdie called it his “unfunny Valentine”. On 14 February 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran’s supreme leader, issued a fatwa calling…
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Salman Rushdie, Knife review: Author’s moving, sardonic memoir is not for the squeamish
Salman Rushdie’s Knife is not for the squeamish. Describing in detail the horrific attack by Hadi Matar on 12 August…
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Salman Rushdie makes surprise public appearance for first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’
Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance to collect a literary award in New York as organisers kept his whereabouts…
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Salman Rushdie says he has ‘crazy dreams’ since stabbing attack
Salman Rushdie has opened up about the “crazy dreams” he has had ever since he was attacked on a stage…
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Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and use of hand after ‘brutal’ stabbing, says agent
Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one of his hands after he was brutally…
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Sales of The Satanic Verses surge after Salman Rushdie stabbing
Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses is surging up bestseller lists amid renewed interest in the author’s works after he…
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Salman Rushdie off ventilator and his ‘feisty humour remains intact’ after stabbing, says family
Sir Salman Rushdie’s “feisty and defiant humour remains intact”, his family said after the author was taken off life support…
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Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies involvement and says author himself is to blame for attack
Iran has denied any involvement in the New York stabbing of Sir Salman Rushdie, arguing that only the author and…
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Iran squirms over Rushdie attack, praising perpetrator while denying blame
Iran rejected accusations of culpability for the violent attack on author Salman Rushdie last week, denying direct involvement even as…
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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage during event in New York
Author Salman Rushdie, who was once the subject of a fatwa for his writing, has been attacked at an event…
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