Rushdie on the last thing his right eye saw
Salman Rushdie describes what he saw in the moments before he was attacked at a literary festival in Chautauqua, New York.
Salman Rushdie
Rushdie's message to his attacker
Salman Rushdie's message to his assailant: "Our lives touched each other for an instant and then separated. Mine has improved since that day, while yours has deteriorated."
Rushdie on his reflection in the mirror
"The lips of the man in the mirror do not move. There is a slash across the top of his forehead," Salman Rushdie writes in his book "Knife."
The aftermath after Rushdie was attacked
After being stabbed 15 times, Salman Rushdie's face was slashed open. In his book "Knife," he says his face looked like "a sci-fi movie special effect."
Rushdie: "He was just stabbing wildly"
"There was the knife in the eye. That was the cruellest blow, and it was a deep wound. The blade went in all the way to the optic nerve, which meant there would be no possibility of saving the vision. It was gone," says Salman Rushdie.
Salman Rushdie’s Assailant
"I do not want to use his name in this account," author Salman Rushdie said of his assailant. In his book "Knife" he refers to the attacker as "the A."
Rushdie describes his near-death experience
"There was nothing supernatural about it. No 'tunnel of light.' No feeling of rising out of my body," says Salman Rushdie, describing his near-death experience in 2022 in his book "Knife."
Why Salman Rushdie wrote "Knife"
"I would answer violence with art," says author Salman Rushdie. He felt he needed to write "Knife" to own what happened – refusing to be a mere victim.
The most upsetting thing about the attack
Salman Rushdie shares what he found most upsetting about a knife attack that nearly killed him in 2022.
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Salman Rushdie reads excerpts from his new book "Knife"
In his book "Knife," Salman Rushdie writes about the 2022 attempt on his life -- where he was stabbed 15 times and lost his right eye.
Salman Rushdie on the 2022 knife attack that nearly took his life
Salman Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing a book about it, "Knife." He detailed the experience in his first television interview since the attack.
Salman Rushdie: The 60 Minutes Interview
Salman Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing a book about it, "Knife." He detailed the experience in his first television interview since the attack.
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Book excerpt: "The Eleventh Hour" by Salman Rushdie
In his elegiac new collection of stories – his first fiction since a 2022 attack that nearly killed him – acclaimed novelist Salman Rushie writes of intimate encounters with death, ghosts, magic, and the immutable passage of time.
Extended interview: Salman Rushdie
In this web exclusive, author Salman Rushdie talks with Martha Teichner about his new book, "The Eleventh Hour," a collection of short stories and a novella, and the first fiction Rushdie has published since the 2022 attack that nearly killed him.
Salman Rushdie on "The Eleventh Hour"
"The Eleventh Hour," a collection of short stories and a novella, is the first fiction Salman Rushdie has published since the 2022 attack that nearly killed him. He talks with Martha Teichner about his new book; the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, claiming passages in Rushdie's novel, "The Satanic Verses," insulted Islam; his own immigrant experience in the U.S.; and what happens when freedom of speech dies.
Salman Rushdie: The 60 Minutes Interview
Salman Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing about it in his new book. He details the experience in his first television interview since the attack.
Salman Rushdie on censorship in America today
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie says the attack on free expression now comes from both the left and the right.
Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie gets 25 years in prison
Hadi Matar, who was found guilty of attempted murder and assault in February, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie.
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder
Salman Rushdie's attacker, Hadi Matar, is convicted on attempted murder charges in the 2022 stabbing in New York.
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty
The man who attacked author Salman Rushdie while he was on stage at a 2022 lecture in New York was found guilty of attempted murder charges. Legal analyst and trial attorney Robin Nunn joins CBS News with more.
Salman Rushdie describes 2022 attack in graphic detail on witness stand
Salman Rushdie took the witness stand Tuesday in the attempted murder trial against his accused attacker, Hadi Matar.
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