Rushdie thought fatal fatwa was being carried out during the knife attack that left him blind in one eye

Salman Rushdie used a therapist to help him write about his near-fatal stabbing in new book 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder' The author wrote about stabbing with help from a therapist. Rushdie's new book is titled 'Meditations After An Attempted Murdered'

Renowned author Salman Rushdie says he had a ‘premonition’ of being attacked just days before the stabbing that left him blind in one eye. Rushdie has revealed more details about the knife attack that left Rushdie blind in his eye. He told CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday that he had “premonitions” of the event.

Rushdie thought fatal fatwa was being carried out during knife attack. The 76-year-old author thought he was going to die during the assassination attempt on the stage of the literary festival on August 12, 2022. The assassination attempt will take place on the same day as the festival in August 2022.

Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attack. The Satanic Verses author has been speaking ahead of publishing a memoir about the stabbing. Rushdie was stabbed in the head with a knife in the early hours of the attack. He has been forced to write a book about the attack in advance of his memoir.

Rushdie: "There was the knife in the eye. That was the cruellest blow, and it was a deep wound. The blade went in all the way to the optic nerve, which meant there would be no possibility of saving the vision. It was gone," says Salman Rushdie.

Rushdie has 'no explanation' for how he survived New York stabbing. Booker Prize-winning author was stabbed in New York in 2022. He has given his first TV interview about the assault. Rushdie describes how his attacker came in 'hard and low - a squat missile'