Salman Rushdie is back and he doesn’t want your pity
Author Salman Rushdie, marking his return to the literary world after a violent attack last year that left him permanently injured, says he wants no pity.“I have always tried very hard not to play the victim role,” he said recently. New Yorker magazine editor David Remnick. The story marked Rushdie's first interview since he was stabbed.His comeback as a public figure also included a recent real-life visit to the New York City office of his agent, Andrew Wylie; promoting his new book, "Victory City," completed before the stabbing; and a vow to avoid bitter feelings six months after the attack…
