UNCOVERED: 22 - The Untold Story

Salman Rushdie on ‘road to recovery’

The announcement from his agent followed news the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie’s ex-wife Padma Lakshmi shares message of support after ‘Friday’s nightmare’

‘Worried and wordless, can finally exhale. Now hoping for swift healing’

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie ‘road to recovery has begun’ but ‘will be long,’ agent says

Author is off ventilator and able to talk after suffering stab wounds to his neck, stomach, eye, chest and thigh in New York attack

The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie 'on the road to recovery,' agent says

Salman Rushdie's agent says the author is “on the road to recovery” two days after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie’s condition heading in ‘right direction’ after stabbing

Sir Salman Rushdie’s injuries remain “severe” but his condition is heading “in the right direction” after his stabbing, the author’s agent has said.

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie's agent gives update as author comes off ventilator after attack

Sir Salman Rushdie has been taken off his ventilator and is talking as he recovers from being stabbed in the US - the author's agent Andrew Wylie had earlier said he could lose an eye after the attack

Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh author JK Rowling receives terrifying death threat on social media

The author was horrified by the attack that saw Salman Rushdie stabbed multiple times in a vicious attack in New York and took to Twitter to offer her support for her fellow author.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and 'road to recovery has begun,' agent says

Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was stabbed repeatedly at a public appearance in New York state on Friday, 33 years after Iran's then-supreme leader called for him to be killed, is off a ventilator and his health is improving, his agent and a son said on Sunday.

Reuters · Aug 14, 2022

Authors on the Salman Rushdie attack: ‘A society cannot survive without free speech’

Writers including Margaret Atwood, Ben Okri and Ian McEwan have spoken out after the attack in New York

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

I could not believe how bravely Salman Rushdie faced the threats to his life. That’s true courage

In our conversations and emails, his determination to not let the fatwa define him has been evident, says Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022