Salman Rushdie’s gripping take on being stabbed
“Knife” is a memoir about the attack in 2022 but also a love story
There are, writes Sir Salman Rushdie, “three important characters” in “Knife”, a new memoir of his near-fatal stabbing in August 2022 and his arduous recovery. The first two are predictable: the author and his blade-wielding assailant. The third character turns this chronicle of violence into a surprisingly tender and redemptive story.
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This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “The knife and the heart”
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