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Knife : meditations after an attempted murder / Salman Rushdie.
"From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation of life, loss, love, art--and finding the strength to stand up again."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781039009653 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2024.
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| Subject: | Rushdie, Salman > Assassination attempts. Attempted assassination > New York (State) Authors, English > Assassination attempts > New York (State) |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 823.914 Rushd | 31681010368603 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Random House, Inc.
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ⢠LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ⢠A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ⢠Named one of the Best Books of the Year by The New Yorker ⢠The Globe and Mail ⢠The Guardian ⢠Winnipeg Free Press ⢠NPR ⢠Slate ⢠Kirkus Reviews ⢠TIME ⢠From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduringâand survivingâan attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him.
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 in blackâblack clothes, black maskârushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So itâs you. Here you are.
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.
Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literatureâs capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, artâand finding the strength to stand up again.
