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‘Knife’: Salman Rushdie’s Memoir About His Stabbing To Release On April 16

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‘Knife’: Salman Rushdie’s Memoir About His Stabbing To Release On April 16

[ad_1] Salman Rushdie's memoir, 'Knife', about his stabbing to release on April 16.New Delhi: Salman Rushdie's answer to violence is art as the author's memoir about the knife attack he faced in 2022 is now set to hit the stands on April 16, publisher Penguin Random House India announced today.In "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder", Rushdie recalls in "unforgettable details" the traumatic events of August 12, 2022 at the Chautauqua Institution when he was attacked by a man wearing a black mask, wielding a knife. The attack left Rushdie blind in the right eye.The 76-year-old has recalled in the book the attack's aftermath, his journey toward physical recovery and healing."This was a necessary book for me to write: a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence wi...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: BBC mulls in-house AI model, MIT develops AI image generation tool, more

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India Condemns Attack On Salman Rushdie, Wishes Him Speedy Recovery

[ad_1] New Delhi: In its first reaction to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, India on Thursday condemned the "horrific attack" on the celebrated novelist and wished him a speedy recovery.Mr Rushdie, 75, was stabbed in the neck and torso at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12."India has always stood against violence and extremism. We condemn the horrific attack on Salman Rushdie and we wish him a speedy recovery," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at his weekly media briefing.The attack on Mr Rushdie triggered global condemnation and an outpouring of support for the author.Mr Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a 'fatwa' in 1989 calling for his death following the publication of his novel 'Th...