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nepognt 's review for:
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
by Salman Rushdie
This is a very moving book. The writing is singularly affectionate, its pages radiating Rushdie's love of life and gratefulness, with traces of humour and irony, and without resorting to corny platitudes. Do not expect lofty philosophical diatribes about the meaning of life, death and beyond.
Instead, this is a book about a man who miraculously survived a knife attack and who sets to describe the attack itself, his recovery (in grisly, intimate detail), and how he plans to continue living. "Knife" is also testament to Rushdie's tenderness and love towards his wife Eliza, his family and his friends, as well as his devotion to free speech and liberty.
I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Instead, this is a book about a man who miraculously survived a knife attack and who sets to describe the attack itself, his recovery (in grisly, intimate detail), and how he plans to continue living. "Knife" is also testament to Rushdie's tenderness and love towards his wife Eliza, his family and his friends, as well as his devotion to free speech and liberty.
I wholeheartedly recommend it.