'The Satanic Verses' Rushdie, One Eye Blindness and Arm Nerve Damage After Stabbing Attack

British author Salman Rushdie [Photo by AP News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Salman Rushdie (75), a British author frequently mentioned as a Nobel Literature Prize candidate and famous for his novel "The Satanic Verses," has been confirmed to have lost sight in one eye and become unable to use one hand following an attack two months ago.

According to the daily newspaper The Guardian on the 23rd (local time), Rushdie's agent Andrew Wylie recently revealed this in an interview with the Spanish daily El Pa?s. Wylie explained Rushdie's condition, saying, "He has lost sight in one eye and has three large wounds on his neck," and added, "The nerves in his arm were damaged, so he cannot use one hand." He also mentioned that Rushdie has more than 15 wounds on his chest and upper body.

However, Wylie refused to answer whether Rushdie is still hospitalized. He emphasized that the most important thing is that Rushdie survived and conveyed that Rushdie had long been concerned about the possibility of being attacked by an unknown person anywhere at any time.

Rushdie was stabbed by a man who rushed onto the stage while preparing for a lecture during his visit to New York, USA, last August. The suspect, arrested at the scene, was identified as a Shia Muslim born into a Lebanese immigrant family. He was charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault.

Rushdie has faced severe criticism from the Islamic world for irreverently depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses," enduring decades of death threats. Since publishing this novel, Rushdie has been mentioned multiple times as a strong candidate for the Nobel Literature Prize.

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