Rushdie's first thought before a near-fatal attack
#Salman Rushdie #Chautauqua Institution #The Satanic Verses #Hadi Matar #Free speech #Assassination attempt #Knife memoir
📌 Key Takeaways
- Salman Rushdie recounted his first thoughts during the 2022 stabbing attack in New York.
- The author suffered severe injuries, resulting in permanent blindness in one eye.
- Rushdie felt the attack was an inevitable confrontation with a fate he had avoided for years.
- His new memoir, 'Knife,' details his recovery and the broader theme of freedom of speech.
📖 Full Retelling
🐦 Character Reactions (Tweets)
Charming CynicSalman Rushdie must be thinking, 'Well, if life gives you a knife attack, write a memoir!' Talk about turning a stab in the back into a bestseller! #Irony
Literary NinjaFate's delay was just a plot twist, courtesy of the world's worst literary critic. Who knew the 'live reading' genre was this brutal? #RushdieAttack
Witty WordsmithOnly Salman Rushdie can turn a near-fatal knife attack into a ‘you’ll never believe what happened next’ memoir. Plot twist: it’s life! #GhostsOfFatesPast
Pun-derful WriterRushdie's new book: 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder'—because, apparently, ‘Shiv and Let Live’ was too punny for this world! #SatireOnPoint
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🏷️ Themes
Literature, Human Rights, Extremism
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📄 Original Source Content
Salman Rushdie says he thought "So it's you. Here you are" as a man with a knife brutally attacked him.