Knife : meditations after an attempted murder /

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. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the trauma...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rushdie, Salman (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; India : Penguin Random House India, ©2024
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Classic Catalogue: View this record in Classic Catalogue
LEADER 03500nam a2200517 i 4500
001 45305
003 BD-DhAAL
005 20260217104146.0
008 260203t20242024ii 000 0aeng d
010 |a  2024404221 
020 |a 9780670099580 
020 |a 9780593730249 
020 |a 0593730240 
035 |a 23683859 
035 |a (OCoLC)1410995105 
040 |a B@L  |b eng  |e rda  |c B@L  |d BDX  |d GCV  |d LMJ  |d AVD  |d Y$5  |d OCO  |d OCLCO  |d IMT  |d OCLCQ  |d DPL  |d JPL  |d YU6  |d DLC  |d BD-DhAAL 
042 |a lccopycat 
043 |a n-us-ny 
050 0 0 |a PR6068.U757  |b Z46 2024 
082 0 4 |a 823.914  |2 23 
100 1 |a Rushdie, Salman,  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Knife :  |b meditations after an attempted murder /  |c Salman Rushdie. 
250 |a First U.S. edition. 
260 |a New York ;  |a India :  |b Penguin Random House India,  |c ©2024 
300 |a 209 pages ;  |c 22 cm 
505 0 |a Part one: The angel of death. Knife -- Eliza -- Hamot -- Rehab -- Part two: The angel of life. Homecoming -- The A. -- Second chance -- Closure? 
520 |a 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. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art--and finding the strength to stand up again. 
520 |a During those empty, sleepless nights, I thought a lot about The Knife as an idea. A knife was a tool, and acquired meaning from the use we made of it. Language, too, was a knife. It could cut open the world and reveal its meaning, its inner workings, its secrets, its truths. It could cut through from one reality to another. It could call bullshit, open people's eyes, create beauty. Language was my knife. If I had unexpectedly been caught in an unwanted knife fight, maybe this was the knife I could use to fight back.--Back cover. 
541 8 |a Donated by Farhana Zahir, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University  |e 45305 
600 1 0 |a Rushdie, Salman. 
600 1 0 |a Rushdie, Salman  |x Assassination attempts.  |9 60221 
650 0 |a Authors, English  |y 20th century  |v Biography.  |9 52346 
650 0 |a Attempted assassination  |z New York (State)  |z Chautauqua.  |9 60222 
650 0 |a Attempted murder  |z New York (State)  |z Chautauqua.  |9 60223 
650 6 |a Écrivains anglais  |y 20e siècle  |v Biographies.  |9 60224 
650 6 |a Tentatives d'assassinat  |z New York (État)  |z Chautauqua.  |9 60225 
650 6 |a Tentative de meurtre  |z New York (État)  |z Chautauqua.  |9 60226 
650 7 |a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY  |x Personal Memoirs.  |9 33287 
650 7 |a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY  |x Cultural, Ethnic & Regional  |x General.  |9 60228 
650 7 |a Memoirs.  |9 33287 
650 7 |a Ethnic studies.  |9 60231 
655 0 |a Autobiographies. 
655 7 |a autobiographies (literary works)  |9 60233 
942 |2 ddc  |c BK 
999 |c 47730  |d 47730 
952 |0 0  |1 0  |2 ddc  |4 0  |6 823_914000000000000_RUS  |7 0  |9 78798  |a BRACUL  |b BRACUL  |c NEW  |d 2026-02-03  |e Donated by Farhana Zahir, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University  |l 1  |m 6  |o 823.914 RUS  |p 3010045305  |r 2026-04-09  |s 2026-03-08  |t 1  |w 2026-02-03  |y BK  |x Donated by Farhana Zahir, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University; ₹699.00.