Salman Rushdie's Powerful Return to PEN America Gala
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Author Salman Rushdie made his first in-person appearance since being stabbed last August, attending the annual gala of PEN America and receiving the PEN Centenary Courage Award. Rushdie dedicated his remarks to those who came to his help during the attack and urged that terror and violence must not deter us. Other honorees included Lorne Michaels and Narges Mohammadi, who was given the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award. Rushdie's attendance had not been announced beforehand, and his voice sounded frailer than it once did.
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