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Rushdie says writing again after near-fatal attack
British author Salman Rushdie said on May 23 he was back at his writing desk after being repeatedly stabbed at an event last year in the United States.
Rushdie returned to Britain to be formally invested as a "Companion of Honor" - an exclusive royal accolade whose ranks are capped at 65 members.
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Rushdie says ‘struggle continues’
British writer Salman Rushdie attended a New York gala on Thursday night in his first public appearance since a knife attack that nearly took his life last year.
The award-winning novelist, a naturalized American who has lived in New York for 20 years, lost sight in one eye after being stabbed on stage in August while speaking at a US arts center.
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"Time Shelter" by Bulgarian Author Georgi Gospodinov was Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
The book "Time Shelter" by Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov has entered the short list for the international "Booker" prize, announced today at a special online event the chairman of the jury - the French writer and journalist of Moroccan origin Leila Slimani, winner of the "Goncourt" prize.
PM’s Order to Sing National Anthem in Schools Divides Albanians
Not all people in Albania have welcomed Prime Minister Edi Rama's order that school pupils sing the national anthem in a ceremonial setting once a week.
One critic has called it "idiotic nationalism" while others see it as part of the Rama's attempt to coopt nationalism in his politics at a time when he is under attack for alleged corruption
A year of challenges will test our ability to float
If there is a quality that characterizes the Greek nation, it is the ability to survive the tumults of history and float above its waves. It is precisely this ability that will be tested in 2023. And - according to some - Greek-Turkish relations may be the most serious issue that will be decided.
Salman Rushdie lives, but loses use of eye and hand
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 from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report.
Albanian Government’s Stalin-Lenin ‘Art Installation’ Stirs Anger
Statues of Lenin and Stalin, removed from Albania's streets in the dying days of communism three decades ago, have suddenly reappeared in the garden of a government villa. Not everyone is impressed.
Rushdie on ‘road to recovery’ after stabbing
Salman Rushdie is on the road to recovery and showing signs of his "feisty and defiant" self, family and friends said Sunday, days after a shocking assault left him on a ventilator with multiple stab wounds.
Just hours after Friday's attack at a literary event in western New York state, the British author had undergone emergency surgery for potentially life-threatening injuries.
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Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says
Salman Rushdie is "on the road to recovery," his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of "The Satanic Verses" suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.
Slovenian PEN condemns attack on Salman Rushdie
Ljubljana – The Slovenian PEN Centre has joined writers, celebrities and politicians in the West in condeming yesterday’s attack on award-winning author Salman Rushdie at an onstage event in the US, which has left him with severe stab wounds in hospital.
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