The Satanic Verses author has received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
Author Sir Salman Rushdie has called for the unconditional defence of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize that recognises his literary work as well as his resolve in the face of constant danger.
He made his remarks during a ceremony in St Paul’s Church in Frankfurt, where he was honoured with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for continuing to write despite enduring decades of threats and violence.In August 2022, Sir Salman was stabbed repeatedly while on stage at a literary festival in New York state.
Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder will be released on April 16. Sir Salman called it a way “to answer violence with art”.The book, about the attempt on Sir Salman’s life, will be published on April 16
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