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Salman Rushdie to release memoir recounting attack that blinded him in one eye

  • Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while on stage preparing to give a lecture in August 2022.
  • The attack left Rushdie blind in his right eye and with permanent damage to his left hand.
  • Rushdie's memoir, titled "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," will be published April 2023.
  • His attacker, Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and attempted murder.
  • The memoir recounts Rushdie's experiences in isolation and under security following a 1989 fatwa issued by Iran calling for his death.
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