Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for stabbing Salman Rushdie in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye. Matar, who stabbed Rushdie around 10 times, claimed the author "attacked Islam" despite reading only two pages of The Satanic Verses.

A New Jersey man was convicted on Friday of attempted murder and assault for the stabbing of acclaimed author Salman Rushdie during a public lecture in western New York State in August 2022.

Esi Edugyan, chair of the 2023 Booker judges, hailed the book's narrative, describing it as a compelling force that immerses readers in the gripping journey of a woman striving to shield her family in an Ireland succumbing to totalitarianism.

As the Swedish academy of Nobel prize is preparing to announce this award in Literature, literary circles are buzzing with rumour mills betting on who would take the prestigious prize home. Salman Rushdie, best known for his controversial 'The Satanic Verses' and Russian authorLyudmila Ulitskaya are two names that's going round and speculation is rife

The 75-year-old writer attended the 2023 Literary Gala in New York City at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan on Thursday night. PEN America honoured its former president Rushdie, who accepted the award in person.

24-year-old New Jersey man, Hadi Matar, who stabbed Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie at a New York event is facing charges of attempted murder and assault.

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Salman Rushdie, who was attacked and stabbed on stage at a literary event in New York, has previously complained about having too much security around him, according to a media report on Saturday.

British Indian author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage by a man as he was about to give a lecture in western New York on Friday.Hadi Matar, 24, a native of New Jersey, is in police custody, and it is learnt that he was acting alone. The police also added that Matar had a pass access to the event.

Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old New Jersey resident from Fairview, has been named as the suspect. The motive for the attack was unclear, State police Maj. Eugene Staniszewski said. But according to reports, Matar may have had sympathies for the Iranian government group.