Knife attack on him Salman Rushdie in United States renewed public interest in the author’s work, especially in his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, whose sales have increased dramatically today.

The author of this book has been threatened with death for the past 30 years. In addition, it was this book that caused Iran to issue a fatwa against him since 1989.

As of Saturday afternoon, three editions of the book topped the Amazon book sales barometer, which tracks the books with the most sales growth in the last 24 hours. And the author’s new best-seller “Midnight’s Children” (Ta Paiadia tou Mesonyctiou, published by Psychogios) was in fourth place.

The attack, which caused worldwide shock and international condemnation, took place on Friday in a small town in New York State.

Since then, NYC’s cult bookstore Strand has sold several books in-store, not counting online sales.

The first took the form of an archangel, the second – the devil.

In the course of the story, the author gives prostitutes the names of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad. He also creates the figure of the prophet Mahud, who, under the influence of Lucifer, seems to admit that it is possible to pray to other gods than Allah, before admitting his mistake.

Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and stomach. He is in a Pennsylvania hospital in critical condition.

Source: APE/MEB