Author Salman Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize. The German news agency dpa reported that Rushdie decried the current age as a time when freedom of expression is under attack by all sides.
Author Salman Rushdie receives the Peace Prize of the German book trade during a ceremony at the Church of St. Paul in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize that recognizes his literary work and his resolve in the face of constant danger. Author Salman Rushdie acknowledges applause as he receives the Peace Prize of the German book trade during a ceremony at the Church of St.
The British-American author decried the current age as a time when freedom of expression is under attack by all sides, including from authoritarian and populist voices, according to the German news agency dpa. He made his remarks during a ceremony in St. Paul’s Church in Frankfurt, where he was honored with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for continuing to write despite enduring decades of threats and violence.that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand. “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder” will be released on April 16. He called it a way “to answer violence with art.
Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had condemned passages referring to the Prophet Muhammad in Rushdie’s 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” as blasphemous. Khomeini issued a decree the following year calling for Rushdie’s death, forcing the author into hiding, although he had been traveling freely for years before last summer’s stabbing.
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