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Bezig met laden... Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder (origineel 2024; editie 2024)door Salman Rushdie (Auteur)
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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 Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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For a short book, Knife is remarkably wide ranging. Rushdie goes into detail about all his ailments, both attack-induced and not, as well as his nuanced thoughts regarding religion, literature, and his fellow authors. He discusses his tabloid images as “a party animal” and “not a nice man.” In the most touching moments of this memoir, he expresses his love and gratitude towards his (fifth) wife and adult children. In my least favorite part of the book, Rushdie imagines a dialogue between himself and his attacker. This part felt like padding.
Despite Rushdie’s reputation for literary complexity, I found this memoir engaging and accessible. Highly recommended. ( )