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and Salman RushdieHis injuries remain “serious,” but his condition is “going in the right direction” after his stabbing, the author’s agent said.
The celebrated author, 75, who faced Islamic death threats for three decades after writing The Satanic Verses, was stabbed by an attacker emerging from the audience as he was about to give a lecture in the West. New York is on Friday.
His literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said: “He’s off the ventilator, so the road to recovery has begun.
“It will be long; the injuries are serious, but his condition is improving.”
More to come.