Knife : meditations after an attempted murder / Salman Rushdie.
2024
Non-Fiction
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Author
Rushdie, Salman, author.
Title
Knife : meditations after an attempted murder / Salman Rushdie.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Imprint
New York : Random House, [2024]
Copyright
©2024
Description
209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Part one. The angel of death
Knife
Eliza
Hamot
Rehab
Part two. The angel of life
Homecoming
The A.
Second chance
Closure?
Knife
Eliza
Hamot
Rehab
Part two. The angel of life
Homecoming
The A.
Second chance
Closure?
Summary
"From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring a brutal attempt on his life, thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man wearing black clothes and a black mask rushed down the aisle toward 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, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward 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 at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art -- and finding the strength to stand up again." -- Jacket flap.
Call Number
Non-Fiction
Language
English
ISBN
9780593730249 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0593730240 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0593730240 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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