Salman Rushdie, in rare public address after violent attack, warns that West is closing in on free speech
Mr. Rushdie issued his warning in a video address to the British Book Awards on Monday, a rare public appearance after a knife-wielding assailant attacked him at a book festival in New York in August. The attack blinded him in his right eye and caused nerve damage to his hand.
Conservative leaders in parts of the country are leading efforts to remove books from schools that are pornographic or unsuitable for young children, leading some critics of the effort to decry it as censorship. Mr. Rushdie on Monday took aim at publishers who are softening language in books by authors such as Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming.
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