Salman Rushdie returns with 'The Eleventh Hour' after attack
Over three decades after the fatwa against 'The Satanic Verses' and nearly four years after surviving a knife attack that left him blind in one eye, Salman Rushdie is releasing 'The Eleventh Hour', his first fiction since the incident. Eve Jackson of 'arts24' interviewed him at the BABELL literary festival in Porto. Rushdie discussed resilience, censorship, mortality, and why storytelling remains a profound act of human freedom.
Key facts
- Salman Rushdie's new novel 'The Eleventh Hour' is his first fiction since the 2022 attack.
- The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye.
- The interview took place at the BABELL literary festival in Porto.
- Eve Jackson of 'arts24' conducted the interview.
- Rushdie discussed resilience, censorship, and mortality.
- The fatwa against 'The Satanic Verses' was issued over three decades ago.
- The interview was published on France 24 on July 3, 2026.
- Rushdie emphasized storytelling as an act of freedom.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- France 24
- arts24
- BABELL
Locations
- Porto
- Portugal