Author was injured in multiple places and lost use of his right eye after assassination attempt during a lecture Author was injured in multiple places and lost use of his right eye after assassination attempt during a lecture Salman Rushdie says he has been free of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder despite almost dying from being stabbed during an attempted assassination in 2022, prompting his therapist to humorously conclude that it’s because the famed novelist is a “badass”.