![]() ![]() Rushdie went into hiding for years and then traveled with extensive security. Khomeini’s fatwa called on Muslims to kill Rushdie. Elements of the book fictionalize the life of the Prophet Muhammad, which offended some Muslims, who considered it to be blasphemous. The Satanic Verses was published in 1989. He has been taken off a ventilator but remains in critical condition. The author was reportedly conscious and articulate days after the attack. His literary agent Andrew Wylie says Rushdie suffered nerve damage and faces the prospect of losing an eye. The 75-year-old Rushdie was about to take the stage Friday for a lecture when a man rushed him and stabbed the Indian-born author 10 times. Last week, the book was not among the top 100. It’s currently the 26 th most popular book on all of Amazon. ![]() ![]() The Satanic Verses, the book that led Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa against the author, currently sits atop the Contemporary Literature and Fiction and Humor and Satire categories on Amazon. ![]()
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