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Knife
- Meditations After an Attempted Murder
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
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From internationally renowned writer and 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
Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art - and finding the strength to stand up again.
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- Sheraz Qureshi
- 26-06-24
Knife
Chapter 6 is essential reading, and outstanding. In this chapter he has an imaginary conversation with his assailant. The other chapters are not of the same quality but still good :)
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- Lynne Suo
- 16-04-24
Honesty. Brilliance.
Loved it all. Relieved Rushdie came out so well from what have could been absolute tragedy. Riveting.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-04-24
An Ex-Muslim reader
I was surprised to learn that Salman Rushdie holds left-wing views. As someone who has left the religion of Islam, I believe that left-wing political parties in the UK, Europe, and the USA are major contributors to the lack of safety for apostate Muslims. If it were not for their immigration policies and use of misleading labels such as 'Islamophobia,' the ex-Muslim community would not be experiencing fear of terrorism.
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- beverley foster
- 18-04-24
Salman Rushdie Keeps singing in the face of hatred.
“but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.'' Charles Dickens.
Ignorance and want are indeed dangerous as we see in this act of violence.
Unfortunately the writing can be seen on the brow of this young man, which led him to his actions. Thankfully Salman Rushdie is alive, I cannot imagine what he has suffered.
The book is insightful to the events and years surrounding his near death experience. I found the chapter on A unnecessary for the book but I’m sure it was cathartic for Salman Rushdie and so in that sense necessary. I wish him a bright future.
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- Tedbear
- 05-09-24
Well structured
Mr Rusdie lays out and relives the terrible events of that day in a well structured organised sometimes surprisingly emotive manner
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- A S Ravenscroft
- 26-04-24
Honest, moving, painful
A lucid gaze not only into the effects - physical and emotional- of this horrific attack but also a reflection on the A, the attacker, and the culture that spawned him. It is a relief and a joy to know that Salman has not been diminished by it, in spite of the obvious physical wounds. Thank you for reading this yourself Salman. Be happy.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-09-24
Love will prevail
A book to bring one hope once again in beauty that lies deep within us all.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-05-24
Elegant Writing!
My first Rushdie read, and it won't be the last. Breathtaking story of pathos and triumph that only few people can write so vividly. I recommend it.
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- Isabelle Mast
- 01-08-24
Extraordinary
The reading of this moving account of the attack on Rushdie’s life and his subsequent recovery is an astonishing achievement. Rushdie did not simply survive the attack on his life, he triumphed and rendered his attacker irrelevant, neither worthy to be forgiven, nor not to be forgiven. Helpful for all who suffered PTSD but we are all lucky that he survived and turned his experience into this book. May many more follow.
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- Reluctant city dwellers
- 25-04-24
Authentic and uplifting
Rushdie is a masterful writer of fiction and fact. He is a genuine storyteller of our time.
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