In August 2022, author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage moments before giving a lecture in western New York.
The 75-year-old Booker Prize-winning author was about to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when a male suspect stormed the stage. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Click inside to read his agent’s update…
Now, we’re getting an update on his recovery and how he’s doing now.
His literary agent Andrew Wylie said in a statement (via CNN), “[His wounds] were profound, but he’s [also] lost the sight of one eye … He had three serious wounds in his neck. One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. And he has about 15 more wounds in his chest and torso. So, it was a brutal attack.”
Wylie also said that the author had thought about his safety in the past.
“The principal danger that he faced so many years after the fatwa was imposed is from a random person coming out of nowhere and attacking [him],” he said. “So, you can’t protect against that because it’s totally unexpected and illogical. It was like John Lennon’s murder.”
Wylie would not confirm if Salman was still hospitalized. Our continued thoughts are with the author during this time.
Source: Showbiz PH Insider
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