Posted in: 14/08/2022 – 17:44
Two days after the stabbing, British writer Salman Rushdie began to recover, according to what his agent announced on Sunday in a statement, and what was later confirmed by his son Zafar, who said that he still adheres to his “stubborn sense of humor”.
Andrew Wylie, the British writer’s agent announced Salman Rushdie On Sunday, the latter was “recovering”, two days after he was stabbed in the stomach and neck by a Lebanese-American youth during a conference in New York State.
This was later confirmed by Rushdie’s family, as his son confirmed that his family feels “very comfortable” for giving up his breathing apparatus, noting that the British writer adheres to his “stubborn sense of humor”.
“We are very relieved that he gave up his ventilator yesterday,” his son Zafar said on Twitter.
And a statement by the agent of the author of the novel “The Satanic Verses”, sent especially to the Washington Post, included that Rushdie was no longer dependent on respirators and “began to recover,” noting that “his injuries are serious, but his condition is developing in the right direction.”
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