Hadi Matar receives the maximum sentence in his first trial, but also faces terrorism-related charges
The British-Indian writer speaks to EL PAÍS about his new relationship with death, what Netflix failed to reflect about ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ as well as the crisis within the founding myth of the United States being a country of immigrants. ‘Americans should be careful what they wish for’
The author presents his book ‘Knife’ at the Hay Festival in Cartagena. He reflects on the attack he survived in August 2022 and his refusal to interpret it through pain or anger, arguing ‘that would be the end of my life as a writer’
From January 30 until February 3, one of the most important cultural events in Latin America takes place, 20 years after it was inaugurated with the blessing of Gabriel García Márquez
EL PAÍS went on a stroll through Madrid’s Prado and Reina Sofía museums in the company of the author, who is visiting Spain to present ‘Knife’, his account of the attack he suffered in 2022
‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’ is a narrative full of digressions that trace short memories about the attack that caused the writer to lose an eye
The judge in charge of the case has delayed the hearing so that lawyers can access the manuscript and other related materials for Hadi Matar’s defense
‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’ will be published April 16 in the U.S. by Random House. Rushdie said the book was ‘a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence with art’
Along with the new editions, the company said 17 of Dahl’s books would be published in their original form later this year
Puffin Books and The Roald Dahl Story Company made hundreds of edits in the latest editions to the dismay of loyal readers, famous writers like Salman Rushdie and even British Premier Rishi Sunak
The esteemed writer, who was attacked on stage six months ago, talks to EL PAÍS about his recovery, writing influences and new novel, ‘Victory City’
Critics enthusiastically embrace the latest epic by the India-born British-American writer, who had finished the manuscript shortly before a fanatic attacked him with a knife at a public event in August