| Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | |
| Author: | Salman Rushdie |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Memoir |
| Publisher: | Jonathan Cape (UK), Random House (US) |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Pub Date: | 2024 |
| Isbn: | 9780593730249 |
| Website: | Penguin Random House |
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder is an autobiographical book by the British Indian writer Salman Rushdie, first published in April 2024 by Jonathan Cape.[1] The book recounts the stabbing attack on Rushdie in 2022. It hit number one in the Sunday Times Bestsellers List in the General hardbacks category.[2]
Rushdie has lived with ongoing threats to his life since the 1988 publication of his novel, The Satanic Verses.
Rushdie's 1988 novel The Satanic Verses had led to a widespread controversy among Muslims, prompting the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran.[3] [4]
According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on thirteen critic reviews, with six being "rave", five being "positive", one being "mixed", and one being "pan".[5] On Bookmarks May/June 2023 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received three stars out of five from based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Though opinions differed on this memoir, Rushdie's passion for art and free speeches shines through".[6] [7]
