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Sir Salman Rushdie says he finds it difficult to write in first interview since losing sight in one eye in stabbing

Sir Salman was left with several life-changing injuries in the attack

Wales Online

Sir Salman Rushdie feels ‘gratitude’ in first interview since attack last year

The Indian-born British author suffered severe, life-changing injuries, including losing sight in one eye, following the attack in New York.

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie breaks silence after knife attack left author fighting for his life

Sir Salman Rushdie, who wrote the controversial novel The Satanic Verses, was attacked at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state on August 12 last year by 24-year-old Hadi Matar

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Salman Rushdie reflects on nightmares and recovery after ‘colossal’ stabbing attack

‘I sit down to write, and nothing happens. I write, but it’s a combination of blankness and junk,’ author said

The Independent UK

‘An idiot’: Salman Rushdie on the man who stabbed him in the face

The author, who has lost 40 pounds since the incident and been left blind in one eye, has given his first in-depth interview months after the attack in New York last summer

The Independent UK

Victory City by Salman Rushdie review: Bravo to this funny, cynical, bewildering mix of satire and fantasy

The author’s first novel since he was attacked last year celebrates the merits of pluralism, and the dreariness of fanaticism

Evening Standard

Victory City by Salman Rushdie review – a lavish fairytale

Completed before he was attacked last year, Rushdie’s magic realist epic about a 15th-century Indian empire has an infectious sense of fun

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Salman Rushdie will not promote new novel Victory City after 2022 attack

Author is still recovering after being stabbed on stage in New York last year

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie will not promote new novel after attack

Author will not appear at launch events for Victory City, his first book since he lost the use of one eye and one hand after being stabbed, his agent has confirmed

The Guardian - UK

Met police urged to prosecute Iranian accused of backing Rushdie fatwa

Officers are reviewing a dossier accusing Sayed Ataollah Mohajerani, who lives in London, of encouraging terrorism

The Guardian - UK

Victory City by Salman Rushdie review – a knotty chronicle of intra-dynastic rivalry

The author’s new novel – a retelling of a fictitious Sanskrit verse saga – employs a kind of autopilot postmodernism, and lacks the verbal gusto of his early works

The Guardian - UK

Victory City by Salman Rushdie review: Stories outlast tyrants in this vibrant, sweeping tale

In his first novel since last summer’s brutal on-stage attack, Salman Rushdie’s exuberant writing remains a source of pleasure

The Independent UK

Iran and Britain's history of strained relations

British-Iranian relations, which have been strained for decades, were back in the spotlight after Iranian authorities executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari for spying, charges he had denied.

Reuters

Iran and Britain's history of strained relations

British-Iranian relations, which have been strained for decades, were back in the spotlight after Iranian authorities sentenced to death British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari for spying, charges he denies.

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Hanif Kureishi says Salman Rushdie has written to him every day since horrific fall

Author said this week that he’d begun to believe ‘things might improve’ for first time since accident

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Don't turn away from the rising tide of political violence in America

On the Friday in October when David DePape burst into the house where 82-year-old Paul Pelosi was sleeping and allegedly beat him with a hammer, fracturing his skull, most Americans were shocked, horrified and disgusted.

Wales Online

Injured Hanif Kureishi says Salman Rushdie has written to him every day

The author and playwright says Sir Salman has been encouraging him to be patient in his recovery

The Independent UK

Hanif Kureishi says Salman Rushdie has written to him every day since his fall

The author and playwright, 68, posted a lengthy update on his condition online on Monday, following the incident in December.

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Prince Harry warned Invictus Games 'at risk of terror attack' after Taliban kill claims

Admiral Lord West, former head of the navy, said the Invictus Games will now have 'serious security issues' because of their direct connection to Prince Harry

Tribune News Service

Great reads in 2023: Rushdie, Russo, Whitehead and more

Based on the numbers from recent publishing years, we can expect a million, or maybe 2 million, new books to be published in 2023.

The Independent UK

The best books to read in 2023, from Prince Harry’s memoir to Zadie Smith’s new novel

Get ready to race through some thrilling books in 2023, with heavily anticipated memoirs and new releases from big-name novelists. Jessie Thompson picks some of the most exciting upcoming reads

The Guardian - UK

Fiction to look out for in 2023

With new work from Richard Ford, Lorrie Moore and Zadie Smith, plus second novels by Caleb Azumah Nelson and Guy Gunaratne, this is shaping up to be a memorable 12 months

The Independent UK

Big books for 2023: Harry’s memoir, Salman Rushdie and more – experts make their predictions

From romance to real life, ‘cli-fi’ and even origami, we look at the 2023 book trends.

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie releases his first work since stabbing, an extract of his new novel

SALMAN Rushdie has released an extract from his new novel, his first new work since he was stabbed in the US this summer.

The Independent UK

Rushdie’s Satanic Verses would probably not be published today, says Adichie

Sir Salman’s fourth novel led to death threats in Iran in the 1980s.

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