'I'm over knife attack,' says Salman Rushdie
Published: 6/1/2025

Sir Salman Rushdie discusses moving on from knife attack at the Hay Festival, where he mentioned feeling indifferent and keen to focus on fiction. Following the assault that left him with life-changing injuries, the author reflected on the incident in a book titled Knife and is set to release a new short story collection, The Eleventh Hour, later this year. Despite tight security at the event, the Midnight's Children writer also touched on US politics and the importance of free speech in a wide-ranging conversation.