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Knife

Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Book • 2024

In 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', Salman Rushdie provides a gripping and detailed account of the traumatic events following the knife attack on him in August 2022.

The book is a meditation on his survival, the metaphysical implications of his experience, and the purpose of writing.

Rushdie describes the horrific wounds he suffered, including the loss of his right eye, and reflects on the miraculous nature of his survival.

The memoir is characterized by its lack of self-pity, despite the immense pain and struggle Rushdie faced during his recovery.

It also touches on themes of art, pain, love, and the ongoing battle for free speech.

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Mentioned in 13 episodes

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Mentioned by

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as the book

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published before 'The Eleventh Hour', after which he felt he could not write fiction.

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Mentioned by

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as

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Mentioned by

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as an example of an event memoir based on a particular incident.

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Mentioned by Salman Rushdie as the memoir he wrote to process the attack he experienced.

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Mentioned in the context of the attacks on free speech and artistic expression.

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as Salman Rushdie's book about his stabbing incident.

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Mentioned by

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as a book he read.

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Mentioned by

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as a reflection on Salman Rushdie's experience of being attacked a few years ago.

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Mentioned by

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as the memoir where

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wrote about the attack and its aftermath.

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Mentioned by

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as his book in which he reflects we would not be who we are today without the calamities of our yesterdays.

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Mentioned by Salman Rushdie as a nonfiction book and memoir he wrote, dealing with the attack in its aftermath.

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Mentioned by

Terry Gross

as the author's new memoir, following a knife attack.

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Mentioned by

Terry Gross

as

Salman Rushdie

's new memoir, discussing the aftermath of a stabbing attack.

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Erwähnt von

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im Zusammenhang mit Salman Rushdies Erfahrungen.

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Mentioned by

Jon Stewart

as a book he loves, praising its introspection and revelatory nature.

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Mentioned by

Andrew Limbaugh

as

Salman Rushdie

's new memoir about the 2022 stabbing attack.

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Mentioned by

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as the non-fiction book he wrote about the attack he suffered in 2022.

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Mentioned as Salman Rushdie's memoir about the knife attack on him.

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