Le Couteau

Oft humorvoll, dann wieder sarkastisch-ironischer Tonfall. Man lernt den Menschen Salman Rushdie kennen - glaube ich zumindest - und begreift warum er sich dieses schlimme Ereignis von der Seele schreiben musste. Auffallend ist, wie distanziert und manchmal bis ins kleinste Detail gehend, er die Verletzungen und deren Behebung beschreibt. Tragisch und gleichzeitig spannend und unterhaltend. Es war ein guter Kauf.

I was really touched by this very personal story of what happened after the attack on Salman Rushdie in 2022. Rushdie shows himself to the reader so vulnerable - fearing for his life, his health, his vision, his ability to write. But this is not only a report of a tragic event - it's also a story of love: of life, of literature, of arts and of course of the love for his wife, Eliza. Rushdie is such a wonderful writer and storyteller and I hope he'll keep writing.