Cart
Free Shipping in the UK
Proud to be B-Corp

Knife Salman Rushdie

Knife By Salman Rushdie

Knife by Salman Rushdie


£15.99
New RRP £20.00
Condition - New
40+ in stock

Knife Summary

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie

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 its 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, and unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literatures 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.

Knife Reviews

With both candour and rich detail, and reminding us again of his knack for storytelling, Knife celebrates art and love over violence, resilience over acquiescence * i, *Books to Look Out for 2024* *
Joseph Anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year... The length of the book, and its wealth of quotidian detail, serve to draw the reader into the life that Rushdie was forced to lead, to make his isolation and fear palpable * Washington Post *
Rushdie has the power of description, and we succumb * The Times *
The literary map of India is about to be redrawn... Midnights Children sounds like a continent finding its voice * New York Times *
Salman Rushdie is a storyteller of prodigious powers, able to conjure up whole geographies, causalities, climates, creatures, customs, out of thin air * New York Times Book Review *

About Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie is the author of fifteen previous 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.

Additional information

NGR9781787334793
9781787334793
1787334791
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie
New
Hardback
Vintage Publishing
2024-04-16
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Knife