{"product_id":"knife-salman-rushdie-9781529921168","title":"Knife (Salman Rushdie)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece... Extraordinary' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A story of hatred defeated by love' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was sitting onstage in upstate New York, 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 towards him, wielding a knife. His first thought: \u003ci\u003eSo it's you. Here you are.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey of healing and recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis an intimate meditation on life, loss, love, art - and finding the strength to stand up again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An incandescent book about love and hard-won survival'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Salman Rushdie is a genius... A brave book by a brave man'\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping... It reminds us of the things worth fighting for'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo.1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, April 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's most acclaimed, award-winning contemporary authors. Translated into over forty languages, his sixteen works of fiction include \u003ci\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/i\u003e - for which he won the Booker Prize in 1981, the Booker of Bookers on the 25th anniversary of the prize and Best of the Booker on the 40th anniversary - \u003ci\u003eShame\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Satanic Verses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuichotte\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVictory City\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest book, \u003ci\u003eKnife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder\u003c\/i\u003e was a number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature and was made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's last Birthday Honours list in 2022.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 224 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65784812503389,"sku":"K097627669","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9762766900001A.jpg?v=1788348501","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/knife-salman-rushdie-9781529921168","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}