Salman Rushdie, the British-American writer of Indian origin, was stabbed several times before his presentation at the Chautauqua Institute in New York on Friday, August 12. According to various sources, Rushdie was airlifted to a hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. Rushdie was stabbed several times during the attack, including in the neck, stomach and other areas. He also suffered damage to many organs, including his liver and one eye, which could cause him to lose his sight. On August 13, the author’s agent, Andrew Wylie, informed Reuters:
“Salman will almost certainly lose one eye; the nerves of his hand were severed, and his liver was pierced and destroyed.”
Rushdie, 75, was unable to speak on Friday because he was on a ventilator. However, the world-famous author’s health seems to have improved since then. Rushdie was afterwards “off the ventilator and chattering (and laughing)”, according to British author Aatish Taseer.
Sales of Salman Rushdie’s books are now soaring on Amazon. I just bought 3 more of his books that I didn’t own.
You can kill a man, but you can never kill an idea, @khamenei_ir. pic.twitter.com/0EjuRG3ywI
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שרידר (@emilykschrader) August 13, 2022
Salman Rushdie Net Worth and Literary Career
Salman Rushdie is estimated to be worth between $10 million and $15 million as of April 2023, according to statistics compiled from numerous online sources. Most of his money can be traced back to the most important event in his life: the publication of his divisive book, The Satanic Verses. Selling a book immediately after its release in 1988 was not unusual. However, the portrayal of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in The Satanic Verses caused massive outrage in Pakistan in February 1989. Subsequently, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late and former leader of Iran, issued a fatwa (Islamic legal statement) against Salman Rushdie and the book’s publishers. The fatwa also called for their executions, forcing Rushdie into hiding for more than a decade.
Sales of the book increased as a result of the huge religious outcry and controversy it caused. Salman Rushdie earned roughly $2 million in the book’s first year of distribution, according to Daniel Pipes’ 1990 book, The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ayatollah, and the West. Meanwhile, a 2012 Daily Mail article by Geoffrey Levi stated that Rushdie had purchased a multi-million pound property on Bishop’s Avenue in Hampstead.
Salman Rushdie is one of the most successful writers of the twentieth century, having written 12 novels and several essays and children’s books. Rushdie spoke about his spending habits and hinted at how he amassed such a large fortune in an interview with IOL’s Chris Taylor in 2020. The Golden PEN winner said he didn’t have much money at the start of his career. He stated:
“I was broke most of the time.” In the UK, you could find a part-time job at an advertising company and work two or three days a week. “Midnight’s Children” took me five years to finish, and I supported myself by working at Ogilvy & Mather.”
The author of Shalimar Clown went on to say:
“I’ve always been very frugal with money.” For example, I didn’t buy a fast car, but an ordinary Citroen. Even if I had the money, I would never buy a Lamborghini. I don’t have and never have had lavish tastes.”
Salman Rushdie’s net worth seems to be increasing despite an unfortunate incident that just landed him in the hospital. According to Indy100, sales of The Satanic Verses have increased since news of the sting broke. Several of Rushdie’s works have re-entered the bestseller lists on sites like Amazon in the last 48 hours.
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