Salman Rushdie's agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack by a man who rushed the stage at one of the author's August literary events in western New York.
to attempted murder and assault in the Aug. 12 attack on Rushdie. It happened as the author was being introduced at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education center 55 miles southwest of Buffalo that is known for its summertime lecture series.
Salman Rushdie attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York.Wylie told the newspaper that he could not say whether Rushdie remained in a hospital or discuss his whereabouts.
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