The life of Salman Rushdie was interrupted when a knifeman left him lying in a lake of blood

The decorated author was stabbed in upstate New York while preparing to give a lecture on the need for freedom of creative expression. Rushdie: "Weird thing" he did outside his knife-wielding attacker's prison cell was "a weird thing" Rushdie was stabbed to death in prison in 1989.

Salman Rushdie's account of the 2022 murder attempt is a courageous defence of free speech. But it is also shot through with self-regard, making it a sometimes hard book to admire. The author’s account is a brave defence of the right to free speech, but it is often self-centered.

The Indian-born British author was left fighting for his life after being attacked at the Chatauqua Institution in New York state. Rushdie says it was 'good fortune' that he survived after being left lying in a 'lake' of blood. He says he was left 'lying in a lake of blood' at the time of the attack.

Salman Rushdie thought it would be 'the end' after stabbing left him in 'lake of blood' The Indian-born British author suffered life-changing injuries including the loss of his right eye. He spoke to Sky News about the incident and his views on extremism.

Nigella Lawson has been friends with Salman Rushdie since she was in her early twenties. She used to cook for him while he was in hiding after a fatwa was placed on his head in 1988. The TV cook, 64, says she is 'proud' of Rushdie's new book about knife attack.

Salman Rushdie's new memoir, 'Salman Rushdie Wields His Own Knife' The author reckons with the attack that nearly took his life. Rushdie has written a new book about the attack on Rushdie in which he was attacked by a fan of his work.

Salman Rushdie dreamed he was onstage at a literary event in 2022 when he was attacked by a man in the audience. "Dying in the company of strangers — that was what was going through my mind," Rushdie says. Rushdie's new book is Knife.

Salman Rushdie’s new memoir reveals premonitions, PTSD nightmares and being protected by a ‘greater force’ The new memoir about the author's near fatal attack reveals pre-monitions and PTSD nightmares. Rushdie's Knife, published in November, will be released on Friday at 8.30pm.

Salman Rushdie 'would much rather not have needed to write' The novel is a story of hatred defeated by love. Rushdie's attempted murder and recovery has led him to a recovery from his injuries. He has since written a book of his own that he 'wouldn't have needed' to write.

Rushdie: Author of Knife and The Satanic Verses reflects on 2022 attempt on his life. Rushdie returns to the literary scene with a memoir recounting the violent attack he suffered on stage. The memoir is published by Ian MacIntosh, a London-based publisher.

Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in Chautauqua, N.Y. nearly two years ago. Rushdie's new memoir, "Knife," unpacks everything he's been feeling since the attack. The author was stabbed in the neck during a performance at the age of 40.

Satanic Verses author said he thought he was going to die as he spoke about the assassination attempt that cost him an eye, and wounds to his face, neck, chest, abdomen, thigh and hand. Rushdie dreamed of being stabbed just TWO DAYS before attack.

Salman Rushdie describes the'matter of fact' realisation that he was dying. In an extract of his book Knife, the author describes the ‘matter-of-fact’ realisation. Rushdie reads an extract from his memoir, Knife, in an extract.

Salman Rushdie was stabbed 15 times and lost his right eye in an attempt on his life. Rushdie's latest book, "Knife," is out this week. He writes about the attempt to kill him, where he lost his eye and 15 stab wounds to his body.

Salman Rushdie on the 2022 attack that nearly took his life, and writing his new book "Knife" He details the experience in his first television interview since the attack. Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing about it.

Salman Rushdie faced assassination attempts for years and, in 2022, a knife-wielding attacker nearly killed him. He tells the story in his newest book, "Knife," ; out Tuesday. Rushdie: "Knife" is out Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.

Salman Rushdie: The 2024 60 Minutes Interview. He details the attempt on his life in his first television interview since the attack. Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt to kill him in his new book. He talks about the attack in the first TV interview since it was his first on 60 Minutes.

Why Salman Rushdie wrote "Knife" to own what happened – refusing to be a mere victim. He felt he needed to write "Knife to own up to what happened. Rushdie: "I would answer violence with art, and I would answer it with art"

Salman Rushdie survived the knife attack, which lasted nearly 30 seconds and damaged his liver and severed the nerves in an arm and an eye. Rushdie in 1st interview about nearly-fatal knife attack: 'I feel more the presence of death' Rushdie says he feels'more the presence' of death.

Salman Rushdie says his survival in knife attack was a miracle. Despite his lack of faith, the author believes ‘something happened that was not supposed to happen’ on the day he was attacked. Rushdie: ‘I can’t explain it’

Salman Rushdie tells how knifeman was ‘last thing my right eye would ever see’ in first interview since his stabbing. Rushdie: 'So it’s you. Here you are' In first interview, Rushdie describes moment he was stabbed.

Salman Rushdie tells how knifeman was ‘last thing my right eye would ever see’ in first interview since his stabbing. Rushdie: 'So it’s you. Here you are' In first interview, Rushdie describes moment he was stabbed.

Salman Rushdie spent 18 days in the hospital and three weeks in rehab after he was attacked by a knife-wielding man in 2022. He shares what a surgeon told him about his survival after the attack. Rushdie: 'I was lucky enough to survive this'

Salman Rushdie: Knife I Sunday on 60 Minutes. Sunday at 9 p.m. ET. In his first television interview since he was attacked at a literary festival in Chautauqua, New York almost two years ago, Rushdie details his experience to Anderson Cooper.