Knife

<p>On the morning of August 12 2022 Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm when a man wearing black clothes and a black mask rushed down the aisle toward him wielding a knife. His first thought: <i>So it&#8217;s you. Here you are.</i><br>What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now for the first time and in unforgettable detail Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife Eliza his family his army of doctors and physical therapists and his community of readers worldwide.<br><i>Knife </i>is Rushdie at the peak of his powers writing with urgency with gravity with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature&#8217;s capacity to make sense of the unthinkable an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life loss love art&#8212;and finding the strength to stand up again.</p>