01614nam a22001937a 4500 20260622150249.0 9780670099580 ara 23 823.92 RUS/K RUSHDIE,SALMAN 3870 KNIFE : MEDTATIONS AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER / BY SALMAN RUSHDIE INDIA : PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE , 2024 . 209P.; On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man wearing black clothes and a black mask rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it’s you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature’s capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art—and finding the strength to stand up again. IN ENGLISH NON FICTION BIOGRAPHY ESSAY 16725 RUSHDIE,SALMAN 3870 ddc BK 760903 760903 0 0 ddc 0 0 ARA ARA GEN 2026-06-22 699.00 0 823.92 RUS/K ARA11733 2026-06-22 15:01:42 2026-06-22 BK