![]() ![]() Rushdie made his first public remarks this week in an extended interview with The New Yorker magazine's David Remnick, calling the attempt on his life a "colossal attack" that has left him with nightmares and lifelong physical injuries. Given what Rushdie endured last August, there is also air of commemoration for the writer's 15th novel with a virtual launch to be hosted by Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman. Victory City has already been hailed a masterpiece by critics in the United States, Britain and India. ![]() Inspired by the real-life history of Vijayanagar, a once flourishing medieval Hindu Kingdom in South India, Rushdie set out to re-imagine its collapse as a feminist fable about the lust for power and the power of stories. 12, 2022, he finished and submitted the final edits for his novel, Victory City. Weeks before Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Festival on Aug. nqt34gIuRW- Salman Rushdie February 7, 2023 This photo seems to have vanished from my tweets. ![]()
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