Mr Rushdie additionally informed the viewers that he was in good well being.
British writer Salman Rushdie has stated that he’s writing a guide in regards to the knife assault that occurred on him final yr in New York, as per a report in The Guardian. In a pre-recorded Zoom look on the Hay Literary Pageant, he stated, “I am attempting to put in writing a guide in regards to the assault on me – what occurred and what it means, not simply in regards to the assault, however round it.”
The award-winning writer added, “It will likely be a comparatively quick guide, a few hundred pages. It is not the simplest guide on the planet to put in writing however it’s one thing I must get previous with a purpose to do anything. I am unable to actually begin writing a novel that is acquired nothing to do with this … So I simply must cope with it.”
Mr Rushdie additionally informed the viewers that he was in good well being, mentioning that he was “doing OK”. He additionally expressed his appreciation for the response to his most up-to-date work, ‘Victory Metropolis’, which he had accomplished earlier than the stabbing incident. “I by no means take something with no consideration. Most individuals appear to love the guide and meaning quite a bit,” he continued.
On August 12, 2022, the novelist was giving a lecture on the Chautauqua Establishment in New York when a person reached the stage and stabbed and punched him a number of instances. He misplaced sight in a single eye and using one hand following the “brutal” assault and spent roughly two months within the hospital.
Mr Rushdie’s attacker Hadi Matar is being held with out bail within the Chautauqua County Jail within the village of Mayville. He has been charged with second-degree tried homicide and will face a prolonged jail sentence after the trial is over.