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Verkaufsrang
15955
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
16.04.2024
Verlag
Random House LLC USSeitenzahl
224
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • #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
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Town & Country, Kirkus Reviews
On 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: So it’s you. Here you are.
What 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.
Knife 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.
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Town & Country, Kirkus Reviews
On 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: So it’s you. Here you are.
What 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.
Knife 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.
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Bewertung aus Bergdietikon am 18.06.2024
Bewertungsnummer: 2225642
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)
Oft humorvoll, dann wieder sarkastisch-ironischer Tonfall. Man lernt den Menschen Salman Rushdie kennen - glaube ich zumindest - und begreift warum er sich dieses schlimme Ereignis von der Seele schreiben musste. Auffallend ist, wie distanziert und manchmal bis ins kleinste Detail gehend, er die Verletzungen und deren Behebung beschreibt. Tragisch und gleichzeitig spannend und unterhaltend. Es war ein guter Kauf.
Answering Violence with Art
Booknerd am 28.04.2024
Bewertungsnummer: 2189334
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)
I was really touched by this very personal story of what happened after the attack on Salman Rushdie in 2022. Rushdie shows himself to the reader so vulnerable - fearing for his life, his health, his vision, his ability to write. But this is not only a report of a tragic event - it's also a story of love: of life, of literature, of arts and of course of the love for his wife, Eliza. Rushdie is such a wonderful writer and storyteller and I hope he'll keep writing.