Author Sir Salman Rushdie has misplaced the sight in a watch and the usage of a hand after he was stabbed on stage, his agent has revealed.
The Indian-born British author, who confronted demise threats for his novel The Satanic Verses, was attacked in August as he was about to ship a lecture in New York state.
He was stabbed round 12 instances, together with in his face and neck, however the full extent of his accidents had been unclear till now.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, Sir Salman’s literary agent Andrew Wyle stated the 75-year-old’s accidents had been “profound” and he had “lost the sight of one eye”.
“He had three serious wounds in his neck,” Mr Wylie stated.
“One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. And he has about 15 more wounds in his chest and torso. So, it was a brutal attack.”
Mr Wylie refused to disclose if Sir Salman remained in hospital, saying he couldn’t give any details about his whereabouts.
“He’s going to live… that’s the more important thing,” he added.
Sir Salman spent almost a decade in hiding after the publication in 1988 of his work The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims take into account to be blasphemous.
A fatwa, or non secular edict, calling on Muslims to kill him was issued by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Iranian chief, a yr later.
Mr Wylie stated an assault “was probably something that Salman and I have discussed in the past”.
“The principal danger that he faced so many years after the fatwa was imposed is from a random person coming out of nowhere and attacking [him],” the agent stated.
“So, you can’t protect against that because it’s totally unexpected and illogical. It was like John Lennon’s murder.”
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Following the assault on Sir Salman, Iran’s international ministry stated the writer “and his supporters are to blame for what happened to him”.
The man accused of stabbing Sir Salman has pleaded not responsible to tried homicide and assault costs.
Hadi Matar, 24, is being held in custody as he awaits trial.
Source: information.sky.com”