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Naomi Clarke

Sir Salman Rushdie tells of ‘gratitude’ in first interview since ‘colossal’ New York knife attack

Sir Salman Rushdie (Matt Crossick/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

Sir Salman Rushdie has said his “overwhelming feeling is gratitude” in his first interview since he was repeatedly stabbed last year during a literary event in New York.

The 75-year-old Indian-born British author suffered severe, life-changing injuries including losing sight in one eye following the violent attack which occurred ahead of him delivering a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in August.

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