In October, he announced that he had lost the sight in one eye and the ability to use one hand
Four months after being seriously injured in a knife attack in the northern US, Mr British writer Salman Rushdie revealed yesterday Monday, through the digital and print editions of The New Yorker magazine, an excerpt of his new novel.
The magazine of America’s cultural elite has uploaded to its website the chapter entitled A Sackful of Seeds from Mr. Rudy’s 15th novel, Victory City, which will be published in February by his publishing house, Penguin Random House. It is the “epic narrative” of a woman in the 14th century in a part of present-day India, according to the publishing house.
The text was printed in the issue of the magazine with a cover date of December 12, which was released yesterday.
Mr. Rushdie himself confirmed via Twitter the publication in the American journal of his book chapter.
It was the first time since August 9 that the author expressed himself through the particular social networking site. He had done so four months ago, simply to announce the release of his new book in February 2023.
Three days later, on August 12, during an event in Chautauqua, New York state, the 75 year old writerworld famous for his book The Satanic Verses, was seriously injured when he was attacked with a knife by a young man who rushed at him as he prepared to speak.
The Indian-born British writer was rushed to hospital, underwent surgery and treatment in the US, but lost the sight in one eye and the use of one hand, his literary agent, Andrew, announced in October Wiley.
The main suspect in the attack, Mr Hadi Matara 24-year-old Lebanese-American, was arrested immediately after the attack and pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing in August in a court in Mayville, in northwestern New York state.
The attack caused a shock in the West, but it was received with satisfaction by extremists in Muslim countries, such as Iran or Pakistan in particular. The writer, a US citizen who has lived in New York for 20 years, has been at risk since 1989, when Iran’s supreme leader issued a fatfa sentencing him to death.
Officially, Iran denied that it played any role in this action. A spokesman for Tehran’s diplomacy, however, blamed the author himself and his supporters: “in the attack against Salman Rushdie, we do not consider anyone worthy of censure and condemnation other than him and his supporters,” he said.
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