Salman Rushdie Reflects on 2022 Knife Attack at Babell Literary Festival in Porto
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Zac Ntim
6d ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
Salman Rushdie, in a Q&A session at the Babell Literary and Cultural Festival in Porto, Portugal, discussed his 2022 knife attack where he was stabbed 15 times on stage at a literary event. He joked about death, saying he's "had quite a good look at it" and would "prefer not to" experience it. The article covers his reflections on the attack, his views on fiction, and his appearance at the festival, which runs until June 29.
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I'd prefer not to.
The Babell Literary and Cultural Festival runs until June 29.
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