Salman Rushdie on surviving attempted murder | Fresh Air

Salman Rushdie was onstage at a literary event in 2022 when he was attacked by a man in the audience: "Dying in the company of strangers - that was what was going through my mind." His new book is "Knife."
This interview originally aired April 16, 2024.
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[@ramdularsingh1435]

Here is the writing genius !!!... We love him very much !....

[@ramdularsingh1435]

This is the best interview ever after the publication of Knife ...!!!!.. just enjoyed it a lot !

[@billplaney2585]

Great interview, but I was certain she would have mentioned and asked about the time that Christopher Hitchens helped shelter him during the initial stages of the Fatwa, or how he helped Larry David make fun of it across several episodes of curb your enthusiasm.

[@swar3194]

love from persia for the heros journey , salman rushdi

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