Salman Rushdie is a British-American author who was born in India. He has been stabbed several times in New York State.
The 75-year-old man was speaking at an event at the Chautauqua Institution when someone ran on stage and attacked him, the BBC reports.
After the terrible attack, he had surgery right away and was on a ventilator. Fears are growing that he might lose an eye.
At the time this was written, no charges had been brought. But police have caught a suspect from New Jersey who is 24 years old.
As people post prayers and well wishes on social media, let’s learn more about the person who made them. Who does he work with?
Salman Rushdie isn’t married in 2022
In the year 2022, the writer of magical realism books set in India isn’t married to anyone.
He has been dating a woman named Rachel Eliza Griffiths in secret since 2019, and the two of them have been seen at many events together.
A source told Page Six in June 2019 that he was dating the 43-year-old poet and artist after they were seen celebrating his birthday in London together.
They also went to different events in New York, like the House of SpeakEasy Gala and a National Arts Club film event.
In her Amazon bio, she says that she is both a poet and a photographer and that she has written three book series and the poetry collection Mule & Pear.
She lives in New York and works at Sarah Lawrence College.
The author has been married four times
Salman has been married and divorced four times in his life. In 2007, he was made a knight.
Padma Lakshmi, an Indian-American actress, model, and TV host, is his most recent and most likely most well-known partner.
After meeting in 1999, they were married from 2004 to 2007.
Before that, from 1997 to 2004, the 75-year-old was married to the show’s creator and editor, Elizabeth West.
Salman was also married to the American writer Marianne Wiggins, who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for fiction in 2004.
They got married in 1988 and were together until 1993, but she wasn’t the first person the Midnight’s Children authors were with.
In 1969, he met literary agent Clarissa Luard at a pop stay performance in the UK. Seven years later, in 1976, the two of them got married.
They got a divorce in 1987, but stayed close friends. When she died of breast cancer in 1999, the novelist was by her side.
What’s the number of his kids?
The author’s two ex-wives each gave birth to a son, so he has four sons.
Salman and his first wife, Clarissa Luard, had a son named Zafar Rushdie. He is 42 years old. He was born in 1980, which was seven years before they split up.
He is an expert in public relations and started The Green Room Agency. In 2022, he married jazz singer Natalie Rushdie.
Milan Rushdie is Salman’s second son. He has him with his ex-wife, Elizabeth West. Milan was born in 1999, so in 2022, he will be 23 years old.