Salman Rushdie has recently made headlines for his upcoming memoir, "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," detailing a knife attack that resulted in him being blinded in one eye and sustaining a damaged hand. The attacker, Hadi Matar, accused of stabbing Rushdie, is seeking access to the memoir for his trial, potentially causing a delay. Rushdie has also spoken out against limitations on writers and was awarded the German book prize for his advocacy.
Salman Rushdie, born on June 19, 1947, is a British-Indian novelist and essayist known for his works that blend magical realism with historical fiction, exploring the connections and disruptions between Eastern and Western cultures. He gained international fame with his novel "Midnight's Children," which won the Booker Prize in 1981. Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses" sparked controversy and led to a fatwa issued against him in 1989 by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini, forcing him into hiding for several years. Despite the challenges he faced, Rushdie continued to write and advocate for freedom of expression.