Rushdie’s memoirs, the attack that left him blind, compete for literary prize
London. Salman Rushdie’s account of the stabbing that left him blind in his right eye is among the contenders announced Thursday for a prestigious nonfiction literary prize. Rushdie’s memoir “Knife: Meditations After an Attempt Murder” is among 12 books on the longlist for the £50,000 ($66,000) Baillie Gifford Prize. The 77-year-old British-American novelist recounts being … Read more