Salman Rushdie's Resilience Shines Through in Recent Public Appearances.
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Salman Rushdie, the award-winning novelist, attended a New York gala hosted by PEN America, his first public appearance since being attacked on stage last year. Rushdie lost sight in one eye after being stabbed while speaking at a US arts centre. He thanked the people who came to his aid and said, “The courage that day was all theirs. I owe my life to them.” Rushdie has become an icon of free speech and is still an outspoken defender of the power of words.
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