Knife

Knife is a memoir detailing Salman Rushdie's experience of being attacked and nearly killed in 2022. It recounts the events leading up to the assault, the attack itself, and his subsequent recovery.

Unlike many of his earlier novels which are works of fiction, Knife is a non-fiction memoir. It offers a direct and personal account of a traumatic real-life event, a departure from his more fantastical or allegorical storytelling.