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In an exclusive interview with RTP, Rushdie highlighted his unwavering stance in the face of hatred.

Video. Salman Rushdie speaks out in first TV interview since attack

Updated: 09/06/2023 - 14:24 GMT+2

"Writers can outlast the thing that opposes them," said Salman Rushdie in his first television interview after the attack he suffered in August last year, which left him blind in one eye and also paralysed one of his hands.

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