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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.

Mentioned by

Mary Louise Kelly

Rebecca Shinsky

Rebecca Schinsky

Mentioned in 11 episodes

Mentioned by Dwight Garner for its dark humor and resilience in the face of adversity.

The Year in Books

Mentioned by

Emily Maitlis

as the book

Salman Rushdie

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

Salman Rushdie on political violence, free speech and BBC "cowardice"

Mentioned by

Sam Fragoso

as

Salman Rushdie

's 2024 memoir recounting the attack and recovery.

Novelist Salman Rushdie at ‘The Eleventh Hour’

Mentioned by

Joanna Penn

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

Two Different Approaches To Selling Books Direct With Sacha Black And Joanna Penn

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

US government shutdown forces food aid cuts

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

Civilization, Moral Masochism, and Wonders of the Visible World (w/ Brendan O'Neill)

Mentioned by

Jack Carr

as Salman Rushdie's book about his stabbing incident.

Hezbollah’s Master Plan to ATTACK The West—Exposed!

Mentioned as

Salman Rushdie

's latest book of non-fiction, which was a number one Sunday Times bestseller.

Salman Rushdie on Mortality, Memory and The Eleventh Hour

Mentioned by

Will Pavia

as a book he read.

What the Salman Rushdie trial means for free speech

Mentioned by

Salman Rushdie

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

ON WRITING... With Salman Rushdie and Kazuo Ishiguro

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

Salman Rushdie

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

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies

Mentioned by Walter Isaacson as

Salman Rushdie

's previous book, which is about the heart.

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Mentioned by

Rebecca Shinsky

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

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Mentioned by

Rebecca Schinsky

, noting the tenderness and surprising sentimentality in it.

The It Books of November 2025

Mentioned by

Salman Rushdie

as a memoir he felt compelled to write before he could return to fictional works.

Salman Rushdie on Writing at “The Eleventh Hour”

Mentioned by

Ezra Klein

as the book Rushdie wrote about the attack and his life.

Best Of: Salman Rushdie Is Not Who You Think He Is

Mentioned by

Mary Louise Kelly

as

Salman Rushdie

's memoir chronicling his brush with death and its aftermath.

What happened when the threat of danger became Salman Rushdie's reality?

Mentioned by

Terry Gross

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

Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of Whodunit

Mentioned by

Terry Gross

as

Salman Rushdie

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

Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attempted Murder

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