![]() ![]() would-be assassin," it begins, "this book is now back on the bestseller lists. One reviewer took the time to address the attacker. "I just bought this book in response to extremists who try to silence people. So if the idea was to spread the author’s message in modern times, then they succeeded!" "I didn't even know about this book before. ![]() "Hope this book becomes #1 bestseller again just as a big F*** you to religious extremists and sympathizers," one review states. The attack on Rushdie galvanized support from those who were already fans of his work, however, it also inspired a new group of readers who discovered him as a result of the incident. His most recognizable novel, The Satanic Verses, has surged in popularity in the days since, reaching Number 8 on Amazon's fiction bestseller list this week, as well as the top spot in Fiction Satire and Humorous Literary Fiction. On August 12, renowned author Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while delivering a lecture in western New York. ![]()
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