Book review: A beautiful depiction of a horrible crime

This vivid account of his attack and recovery shows what a fine writer Salman Rushdie is
Book review: A beautiful depiction of a horrible crime

Salman Rushdie suffered multiple injuries in an attack by a man wielding a knife as he gave a talk in New York in August 2022. Picture: AP/Frank Franklin II

Sat, 18 May, 2024 - 01:00
Alannah Hopkin

  • Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder 
  • Salman Rushdie 
  • Jonathan Cape, €24.65 

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