Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder. Rushdie Salman. Random House, 2024.

Random House; 2024; 9780593730249; Copertina rigida con titoli al dorso, sovracoperta ; 22 x 14,5 cm; pp. 224; Prima edizione. ; Presenta leggeri segni d’uso ai bordi (piccole imperfezioni), interno senza scritte; Buono, (come da foto). ; From internationally renowned author and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie comes a searing and deeply personal account of surviving a brutal attempt on his life—thirty years after the fatwa was issued against him. On the morning of August 12, 2022, Rushdie stood onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture about the importance of protecting writers from harm. Suddenly, a man dressed in black clothing and a black mask rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. Rushdie’s first thought: So it’s you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and far beyond. Now, for the first time—and in unforgettable detail—Rushdie recounts the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, chronicling his physical recovery and the healing made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza; his family; the army of doctors and physical therapists who tended to him; and his worldwide community of readers. Knife is Rushdie at the height of his literary powers: writing with urgency, gravity, and unflinching honesty. It is a deeply moving testament to literature’s ability to make sense of the unthinkable—an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art, and the strength it takes to rise again. ; L’immagine se disponibile, corrisponde alla copia in vendita.