EPISODE · Jun 13, 2026 · 27 MIN
Salman Rushdie - “It wasn’t true, I never lived in Bono’s back garden!”
from Brendan O'Connor · host RTÉ Radio 1
Booker Prize-winning author, Salman Rushdie, talked to Brendan about recovering from a knife attack which saw him lose his right eye, how laughter helped in his recovery, his thoughts on the US v Iran war, how free speech has never been more under threat and his new collection of short stories, ‘The Eleventh Hour’
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