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Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery

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Survival and Reflection

This chapter captures the speaker's harrowing experience of surviving a violent attack and the loneliness that accompanied their trauma. Through reflections on recovery, the impact of near-death experiences, and the interplay between reality and writing, they explore themes of survival, faith, and the surreal nature of life.

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