Salman Rushdie's first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

Salman Rushdie, the British-American author, will release a collection of short stories, The Eleventh Hour, this fall. The work explores mortality and the places that have marked his life: India, England, and the United States. It is his first major work since the 2022 knife attack.

The writer was stabbed with a knife on 12 August 2022 in the north-east of the United States by an American-Lebanese convicted in February of attempted murder. Salman Rushdie wrote about it in an autobiographical book published in 2024, "The Knife".

Salman Rushdie to release first fiction since stabbing

Sir Salman says his upcoming book, a collection of stories, will explore themes mortality, peace, anger and farewells.

“The Eleventh Hour” will be released on November 4, 2025. The British writer of Indian descent gathers five stories conceived and written after his long recovery process

Salman Rushdie To Publish 1st Fiction Book Since Brutal Stabbing In 2022

British-American novelist Salman Rushdie will publish his first major work of fiction since the brutal stabbing that blinded him in one eye, his publisher said on Thursday. "The Eleventh Hour" is a collection of short stories examining themes and places of interest to Rushdie,who narrowly escaped death during the 2022 attack. It will be released on November 4, 2025. The would-be assassin, Hadi Matar, was convicted of attempted murder at a trial …

Salman Rushdie to publish first fiction book since stabbing

British-American novelist Salman Rushdie will publish his first major work of fiction since the brutal stabbing that blinded him in one eye, his publisher said on Thursday.