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Salman Rushdie's 'feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact', family says
A violent attack and life-changing injuries might result in a subdued attitude for some people, but not Salman Rushdie. The internationally acclaimed author's family says hisafter being stabbed at a lecture in New York on Friday, which resulted in a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye.
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Author Salman Rushdie on a ventilator, likely to lose an eye after New York stabbingThe British author was repeatedly stabbed in the neck and abdomen as he was about to give a lecture in western New York state, with his agent saying, 'news is not good'.
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Salman Rushdie, a fierce critic of religion with a bounty on his headSalman Rushdie has lived under threat of death for decades after a fatwa was issued in response to the content of his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses.
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Salman Rushdie attack prompts muted reaction in India and PakistanMajority of public figures have chosen not to comment on attempt on Indian-born writer’s life
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Salman Rushdie attack: suspect charged with attempted murderSuspect, 24, from Fairview, New Jersey remanded without bail over alleged attack on author in New York
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Salman Rushdie had started to believe his ‘life was normal again’Before he was stabbed, the author said ‘a lot of people today live with similar threats’ to those made against him
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‘Truth, courage, resilience’: Biden hails Salman Rushdie after attackPresident says author stands for ‘essential, universal ideals’ and ‘the ability to share ideas without fear’
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