In 2022, he lost the sight in one eye and the use of one hand. As he was preparing to speak at a conference in New York (United States), a man stabbed the writer Salman Rushdie Many times.
A year later, he returned with fanfare at the ceremony at the Bohemian National Hall to receive the first prize for “Lifeing disturbing the peace” awarded by the Václav Havel Library Foundation. For security reasons, his presence at the event was not made public until the same evening. According to information from Guardianthe New York Police Department was located outside the room.
The writer has “crazy dreams”
In an interview given to BBC, broadcast on July 11, 2023, Salman Rushdie confided that he was “more or less well” and praised “the incredible healing capacity of the human body” since the knife attack. But the writer seems to have the after-effects of the attack since he revealed that he had “crazy dreams”, despite his therapy sessions.
At the age of 79, the writer suffered liver damage, but above all lost an eye and control of one of his hands due to the severing of a nerve in his arm. “The human body has an astonishing capacity to heal,” he told the British media outlet.
The suspect, Hadi Matar was charged with attempted murder but pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial on January 8. The writer said he didn’t know if he was going to be present on the day of the trial: “Part of me wants to go to court and watch it but another part of me can’t be bothered.” If he changes his plea to guilty, there will be no trial, just a conviction, and my presence may well not be necessary.”
2023-11-15 17:19:53
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