Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one of his hands after he was brutally stabbed while preparing to deliver a lecture in western New York state in August, his agent has revealed.
The Indian-born British-American novelist, whose book The Satanic Verses triggered a wave of controversy after its publication in 1988 for its depiction of the prophet Muhammad, was stabbed around 12 times on stage at the Chautauqua Institution two months ago.
