Salman Rushdie, a British-American novelist of Indian descent, was stabbed many times on Friday, August 12, just before his speech at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. Rushdie was transported in an air ambulance to a hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, according to numerous accounts.
Rushdie suffered many wounds from the event, including stab wounds to the neck and abdomen. His liver and one of his eyes, where he could lose his vision, were among the other organs that were hurt. On August 13, Reuters was informed by the author’s agent Andrew Wylie that:
The nerves in Salman’s arm were cut, his liver was pierced, and it is possible that he may lose one of his eyes.
Rushdie, who is 75 years old, was unable to talk on Friday and was using a ventilator. The famed author’s health appears to have improved since then, though. Rushdie was later described as “off the ventilator and talking (and joking)” by British author Aatish Taseer in a tweet.
As the author heals, the literary career and financial worth of Salman Rushdie are discussed
Salman Rushdie’s net worth is estimated to be between $10 and $15 million based on information gathered from several online portals. The publication of his contentious book, The Satanic Verses, is the single most important turning point in his life and the source of the majority of his wealth. Sales of the book were average in the days after its 1988 release.
The Satanic Verses, however, sparked a significant scandal in Pakistan in February 1989 because of the portrayal of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Following this, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late and former president of Iran, issued a Fatwa (Islamic legal decree) condemning Salman Rushdie and the book’s publishers. Rushdie spent about ten years in hiding as a result of the Fatwa’s demand for their murders.
The book’s sales soared as a result of the intense religious opposition and the ensuing debate. The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ayatollah, and the West by Daniel Pipes, published in 1990, claims that Salman Rushdie made almost $2 million from the book’s sales in its first year. Rushdie allegedly purchased a property at The Bishop’s Avenue in Hampstead in 2012, according to a Geoffrey Levi piece from the Daily Mail.
Salman Rushdie is one of the most well-known writers of this century, having published 12 novels, a large number of articles, and books for children. Rushdie disclosed his spending patterns in a 2020 interview with Chris Taylor of the IOL, and he also made some suggestions as to how he came by such a huge fortune. The recipient of the Golden PEN Award admitted that he started his profession with little money. He stated:
“I was frequently penniless. You could work two or three days a week as a part-time employee at an advertising firm back then in the UK. It took me five years to create “Midnight’s Children,” and I supported myself by working at Ogilvy & Mather.
The author of Shalimar the Clown went on to say:
“I’ve always been really frugal with money. For instance, I bought a regular Citroen rather than any sporty cars. I’ve never desired a Lamborghini, not even if I had the money. I don’t have and never have had ostentatious tastes.
The author is Emily Schrader.
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Sales of Salman Rushdie’s books are soaring right now on Amazon. I recently added three more of his novels that I didn’t already own.
@khamenei ir, you can kill a man, but you can never kill an idea.
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Salman Rushdie’s net worth looks to increase despite the unfortunate tragedy that recently required hospitalisation for him. The Satanic Verses sales have soared as a result of the stabbing news, according to Indy100. Over the past 48 hours, a number of Rushdie’s works have once again made it onto the best-sellers list on websites like Amazon.