Rushdie says his book is a knife

From NPR. In a departure from his works of surrealist fiction, Salman Rushdie’s new memoir is a very personal detailing of the 2022 stabbing that nearly killed him. “The book is called ‘Knife,’ not only because it’s about a knife but because it is a knife,” Rushdie told NPR. “I got myself into a knife…

Why Rushdie refers to his attacker as “The A”

From NPR. In Salman Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife,” he writes about being attacked and nearly killed during a public lecture in 2022, and refers to his attacker as “A.” Of his choice not to use the assailant’s full name, Rushdie told NPR: “Margaret Thatcher used to say, about the IRA, that she wanted to deny…

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Haiti’s Prime Minister Announces Plans To Step Down | NPR News Now

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