Salman Rushdie to publish new fiction book later this year

Sir Salman Rushdie is to release his first novel since Victory City (Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Vintage/PA) -

Sir Salman Rushdie has announced he is to release his first fiction book in nearly three years following a 2022 stabbing that left him blind in one eye.

The 77-year-old Indian-born British novelist will release The Eleventh Hour, a collection of stories from around the world, set in Bombay neighbourhoods and English universities, on November 4.