Sir Salman Rushdie, the author, has said he feels lucky to be alive after he was attacked on stage at a literary event in New York last year, speaking for the first time since the incident.
Rushdie said he was beginning to feel better and his “overwhelming feeling is gratitude” that he was not more seriously injured.
In August, the Indian-born British novelist was stabbed an estimated 12 times, including in the face and neck, losing his sight in one eye. He spent six weeks in hospital after the attack.
