"The eleventh hour" is a collection of shorter stories and is described by Rushdie's publisher as "five intertwined stories that explore eternal mysteries and life's eleventh hour". It will be released on November 4.
The three short novels in the book, all written over the past twelve months, explore themes and places that I have thought a lot about – mortality, Bombay, farewell, England (especially Cambridge), anger, peace, USA. And also Goya, Kafka, and Bosch", says Salman Rushdie in a statement.
It was in August 2022 that Salman Rushdie was stabbed more than twelve times in the head, neck, abdomen, back, thigh, and right hand and was close to losing his life. He became blind in one eye. The attack occurred in connection with a lecture in the state of New York in the USA.
The 27-year-old man who attacked and injured Rushdie was convicted of attempted murder and risks up to 25 years in prison.
77-year-old Salman Rushdie – who has been awarded the Booker Prize and has also been mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature – published "Knife – thoughts on an attempted murder" last year, where he wrote autobiographically about the attack.
Born in 1947 in Bombay, India, into a Muslim family.
Grew up in the UK, educated in Cambridge. Currently residing in the USA.
Worked in advertising before getting his literary breakthrough with "Midnight's Children" in 1980. The book received several literary awards, including the Booker Prize. Other titles include "The Satanic Verses" (1989), "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" (2009), "Joseph Anton" (2012), "Quichotte" (2020), "Victory City" (2023), and "Knife" (2024).
After "The Satanic Verses", Rushdie was forced to live with constant protection for nine years. The book was burned and banned in several countries.
