JK Rowling and Stephen King are among the many authors and notable faces voicing their disbelief after Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in New York state.
The 75-year-old Indian-born British creator, whose writing led to dying threats from Iran within the Eighties, was to ship a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when the incident occurred, leaving him with an obvious stab wound to the neck.
As he was transported to hospital by helicopter, together with his situation unclear, plenty of authors took to social media to talk of their shock following the “horrific” incident.
“Horrifying information,” Rowling stated on Twitter: “Feeling very sick proper now. Let him be okay.”
Renowned American creator of horror and fantasy novels King stated: “I hope Salman Rushdie is okay.”
Journalist and creator of Empireland, Sathnam Sanghera, tweeted: ” ++Passage from Midnight’s Children in my final ever examination. Poster of The Moor’s Last Sigh had place on my (pretentious) scholar bed room wall. Quote from Satanic Verses opens Empireland.
“Lots of British Asian writers would not be writers with out him. Pray he is effectively.”
TV chef Nigella Lawson wrote: “This is horrific. Am distraught. Please, please let him be okay.”
Plenty of political figures additionally shared their shock, as images emerged from the Associated Press information company exhibiting creator mendacity on his again with a primary responder crouched over him.
Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims view it as blasphemous, and its publication prompted Iran’s then-leader Ayatollah Khomeini to challenge a fatwa calling for his execution.
Conservative management hopeful Rishi Sunak stated on Twitter: “Shocked to listen to of the assault on Salman Rushdie in New York. A champion of free speech and inventive freedom. He’s in our ideas tonight.”
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted: “Shocked to listen to that @SalmanRushdie has been stabbed in New York. Freedom of speech is key to all sturdy democracies. Thoughts with him and his household.”
Shadow international secretary, Labour’s David Lammy, additionally wrote: “This is simply horrific. Salman Rushdie is a lion of a person and a vastly gifted creator.
“Praying he makes a full restoration and his cowardly attacker is dropped at justice,” added Lammy. – dpa
