Salman Rushdie
Indian-born British-American novelist
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| July 2024 | Matar is indicted in Federal District Court for the Western District of New York on three terrorism-related charges, including attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. |
| July 2024 | Matar is indicted in Federal District Court for the Western District of New York on three terrorism-related charges, including attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. |
| May 2024 | Rushdie argued that a potential Palestinian state would resemble a 'Taliban-like state' and become a client state of Iran, while also criticizing the current support of progressive students for Hamas. |
| May 2024 | Rushdie argued that a potential Palestinian state would resemble a 'Taliban-like state' and become a client state of Iran, while also criticizing the current support of progressive students for Hamas. |
| April 2024 | Published 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', an autobiographical book about the 2022 attack and his recovery. The book was longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction. |
| April 2024 | Published 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', an autobiographical book about the 2022 attack and his recovery. The book was longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction. |
| February 2024 | Bernardine Evaristo defended the Royal Society of Literature's response to the stabbing in The Guardian, leading to further controversy with Rushdie's public critique on social media platform X. |
| February 2024 | Bernardine Evaristo defended the Royal Society of Literature's response to the stabbing in The Guardian, leading to further controversy with Rushdie's public critique on social media platform X. |
| January 8 2024 | The jury selection for the trial of Rushdie's attacker Hadi Matar was originally scheduled to begin, but was delayed due to the lawyer's request to review Rushdie's memoir. |
| January 8 2024 | The jury selection for the trial of Rushdie's attacker Hadi Matar was originally scheduled to begin, but was delayed due to the lawyer's request to review Rushdie's memoir. |
| October 2023 | Rushdie expressed 'horror' at both Hamas' attack on Israel and Israel's retaliation in the Gaza Strip, calling for a cessation of hostilities. |
| October 2023 | Rushdie expressed 'horror' at both Hamas' attack on Israel and Israel's retaliation in the Gaza Strip, calling for a cessation of hostilities. |
| April 2023 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. |
| April 2023 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. |
| February 2023 | Published his fifteenth novel 'Victory City', an epic tale about a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence. This was his first book released after the 2022 attack. |
| February 2023 | Published his fifteenth novel 'Victory City', an epic tale about a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence. This was his first book released after the 2022 attack. |
| February 6 2023 | Rushdie appears in an interview with The New Yorker, expressing gratitude for surviving the attack and discussing his recovery. |
| February 6 2023 | Rushdie appears in an interview with The New Yorker, expressing gratitude for surviving the attack and discussing his recovery. |
| 2022 | Suffered a serious attack that resulted in significant injuries. |
| 2022 | Appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the Birthday Honours for services to literature. |
| 2022 | Survived a stabbing at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. |
| 2022 | Appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the Birthday Honours for services to literature. |
| 2022 | Suffered a serious attack that resulted in significant injuries. |
| 2022 | Survived a stabbing at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. |
| October 23 2022 | Rushdie's agent Andrew Wylie reported that the author had lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand as a result of the stabbing attack, though he survived the murder attempt. |
| October 23 2022 | Rushdie's agent Andrew Wylie reported that the author had lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand as a result of the stabbing attack, though he survived the murder attempt. |
| August 2022 | Matar pleads not guilty to charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault following the stabbing of Salman Rushdie. |
| August 2022 | Iranian officials made statements linking the Rushdie stabbing to ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, with political analyst Mohammad Marandi expressing no sympathy for Rushdie. |
| August 2022 | Salman Rushdie was stabbed during a literary event in the United States, sending 'shock and horror' through the literary world and prompting responses from numerous Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners. |
| August 2022 | Salman Rushdie was stabbed during a literary event in the United States, sending 'shock and horror' through the literary world and prompting responses from numerous Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners. |
| August 2022 | Iranian officials made statements linking the Rushdie stabbing to ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, with political analyst Mohammad Marandi expressing no sympathy for Rushdie. |
| August 2022 | Matar pleads not guilty to charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault following the stabbing of Salman Rushdie. |
| August 14 2022 | Literary agent Andrew Wylie reports Rushdie is on the 'road to recovery', acknowledging the severe injuries but noting his condition is improving. |
| August 14 2022 | Literary agent Andrew Wylie reports Rushdie is on the 'road to recovery', acknowledging the severe injuries but noting his condition is improving. |
| August 12 2022 | Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, stabbed multiple times in the face, neck, and abdomen. He was airlifted to UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania, and underwent emergency surgery before being placed on a ventilator. |
| August 12 2022 | Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, stabbed multiple times in the face, neck, and abdomen. He was airlifted to UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania, and underwent emergency surgery before being placed on a ventilator. |
| 2021 | Married American poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths. |
| 2021 | Rushdie married American poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths. |
| 2021 | Published 'Languages of Truth', a collection of essays written between 2003 and 2020. |
| 2021 | Married American poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths. |
| 2021 | Rushdie married American poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths. |
| 2021 | Published 'Languages of Truth', a collection of essays written between 2003 and 2020. |
| 2020 | US Department of Justice alleged Iran planned to assassinate US national security advisor John Bolton, which Marandi referenced in relation to the Rushdie attack. |
| 2020 | US Department of Justice alleged Iran planned to assassinate US national security advisor John Bolton, which Marandi referenced in relation to the Rushdie attack. |
| July 2020 | Rushdie was one of 153 signers of the 'Harper's Letter', expressing concern about increasing restrictions on the free exchange of information and ideas in liberal society. |
| July 2020 | Rushdie was one of 153 signers of the 'Harper's Letter', expressing concern about increasing restrictions on the free exchange of information and ideas in liberal society. |
| 2019 | Awarded the Swiss Freethinkers Award. |
| 2019 | Published 'Quichotte', a modern retelling of Don Quixote. |
| 2019 | Awarded the Swiss Freethinkers Award. |
| 2019 | Published 'Quichotte', a modern retelling of Don Quixote. |
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