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The Documentary: The Sir Salman Rushdie interview

The Sir Salman Rushdie interview

15/07/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, The Sir Salman Rushdie interview

The Indian-born British-American author talks to Newshour’s Razia Iqbal

The Indian-born British-American author talks to Newshour’s Razia Iqbal.

Sir Salman Rushdie says he is physically "more or less OK" nearly a year after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in New York. However, the 76-year-old told Newshour's Razia Iqbal in an exclusive interview that he was still processing the incident, which left him blind in one eye. "I have a very good therapist who has a lot of work to do," said the novelist. "I have crazy dreams." Last August, the Indian-born British-American author was put on a ventilator and spent six weeks in hospital after being stabbed up to 10 times on stage at an event in New York state.

Image: Salman Rushdie, pictured in May 2023 (Credit: Sarah Yenesel/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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