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The trial of the man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on stage in 2022 may be delayed because of plans to publish the writer’s memoir about the incident.On 2 January, Chautauqua county judge David Foley said in a pretrial conference that accused attacker Hadi Matar is entitled to see the memoir manuscript and any related materials as part of trial preparation, AP reported. The jury selection is due to begin on 8 January.On 12 August 2022, Rushdie was about to give a talk at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state…

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Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance since he was stabbed and attacked at a literary event last year when the author collected an award Wednesday night at the Vaclav Havel Center in New York.It’s one of a handful of times that Rushdie has spoken in-person at an event since he was hospitalized, and his surprise attendance wasn’t publicized until the evening over concerns for his security. The New York police department was dispatched outside the venue.“I apologize for being a mystery guest,” said Rushdie, appearing…

Salman Rushdie has spoken about the “crazy dreams” he has experienced since being attacked in New York.The 76-year-old writer spoke to the BBC about the incident, which saw him stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture, and his physical health. “I have a very good therapist who has a lot of work to do,” he said. “I have crazy dreams.”He said he was physically “more or less OK” since the incident in August 2022. Rushdie spent six weeks in hospital after the attack which left him without sight in one eye. He also suffered…

Dame Deborah James charity single to be released by Natalie Rushdie ( Photo Credit – Bang Showbiz ) Natalie Rushdie is honouring the late Dame Deborah James by releasing a charity single, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK. Deborah’s friend and jazz singer Natalie sang ‘Tell Me It’s Not True’ at the late star’s funeral a year ago, and now to honour a request of Deborah’s family, she is releasing the iconic ‘Blood Brothers’ musical track on Monday (03.07.23). Natalie…

Salman Rushdie is writing a book about being stabbed on stage in New York last year, an attack which left him without sight in one eye, the author told the Hay literary festival.“I’m trying to write a book about the attack on me – what happened and what it means, not just about the attack, but around it,” he said in a pre-recorded zoom appearance.“It will be a relatively short book, a couple of hundred pages. It’s not the easiest book in the world to write but it’s something I need to get past in order to do anything…

Salman Rushdie stopped by the PEN America Gala in New York City on Thursday for his first in-person appearance after the August stabbing attack in western New York. The author of The Satanic Verses and former president of the organization took to the stage at the American Museum of Natural History to accept the PEN Centenary Courage Award, just nine months after he was severely wounded in a knife attack at the Chautauqua Institute. His injuries included three stab wounds to the front of his neck, four…

Salman Rushdie has made his first public appearance since he was stabbed and lost sight in one eye after being attacked at a literary event, joking that it was “nice to be back – as opposed to not being back, which was also an option”.Rushdie was a surprise attendee at the Pen America gala on Thursday night in New York. The author was greeted with a standing ovation according to the New York Times. After his remarks about being back, he said he was “pretty glad the dice rolled this way”.Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and…

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