Knife by Salman Rushdie

Name: Knife by Salman Rushdie
Start: 2026-05-27T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Coffee Circus Lisboa

Schedule

Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Coffee Circus Lisboa | Valletta, MA

Mostly known for his novels infused with magical realism, Rushdie here takes a step back and recounts in intimate detail the horrific day and its aftermath. Knife is our non-fiction book for this year and through it we shall see a different side to an author whose pen refuses to be stopped.
Goodreads description:
'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
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.'