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Salman Rushdie and Matt Galloway
Salman Rushdie on the 27 Seconds that nearly ended his life
Interview by Matt Galloway
CBC News, 2024
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Salman Rushdie survived a deadly assault in 2022, but remains outspoken in favor of free speech.
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In this engaging interview on Canada’s CBC network, esteemed author Salman Rushdie recounts the event in August 2022 that almost ended his life and inspired his second memoir, Knife: Meditations on an Attempted Murder. Having endured decades under the fatwa that put his life at risk from Islamic extremists, this latest attack reminded Rushdie that he remains a controversial figure. With his usual candor and wit, Rushdie defends the right to freedom of speech in literature, the arts, and civic life. As the survivor of a deadly assault, Salman Rushdie understands that a second chance “gives you an instruction not to waste your time.”
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About the Podcast
The Current is a public affairs radio program on Canada's CBC. Host Matt Galloway interviews the people who shape politics, the arts, and civic life.
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