'It's nice to be back - as opposed to not being back, which was also a possibility. I'm glad the dice rolled this way,' the 75-year-old author said.
"It's nice to be back - as opposed to not being back, which was also a possibility. I'm glad the dice rolled this way," the 75-year-old author said.
"I accept this award, therefore, on behalf of all those who came to my rescue. I was the target that day, but they were the heroes. The courage, that day, was all theirs, and I thank them for saving my life," he said. Since then he has since granted few interviews and otherwise communicated through his Twitter account and prepared remarks. Earlier this week, he delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was given a Freedom to Publish prize.
"Dear writers, thinkers, and sympathizers, I implore you to help the Iranian people free themselves from the grip of the Islamic Republic, or morally speaking, please help end the suffering of the Iranian people," Mohammadi wrote from prison in a letter read aloud at the ceremony. "Let us prove the magic of global unity against authorities besotted with power and greed."
Rushdie's surprise appearance was the highlight of an eventful month for PEN, the literary and free expression organization that has been in the middle - by choice and otherwise - of various conflicts.
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