{"product_id":"knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-paperback","title":"Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black--black clothes, black mask--rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: \u003ci\u003eSo it's you. Here you are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eWhat followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Knife\u003c\/i\u003e is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art--and finding the strength to stand up again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen novels--\u003ci\u003eLuka and the Fire of Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGrimus\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker); \u003ci\u003eShame\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Satanic Verses\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHaroun and the Sea of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Moor's Last Sigh\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Ground Beneath Her Feet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFury\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShalimar the Clown\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Enchantress of Florence\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTwo Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Golden House; Quichotte \u003c\/i\u003e(which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize); and \u003ci\u003eVictory City\u003c\/i\u003e--and one collection of short stories: \u003ci\u003eEast, West\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published five works of nonfiction--\u003ci\u003eThe Jaguar Smile\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eImaginary Homelands\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStep Across This Line\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJoseph Anton\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLanguages of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e--and coedited two anthologies, \u003ci\u003eMirrorwork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories 2008\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699962908768,"sku":"9780593913659","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}