Authors describe the attack on the famous writer as horrific and horrific
Authors from around the world have expressed their shock and grief at the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York State.
The stabbing attack came after years of death threats against the Indian-born novelist over the 1988 book The Satanic Verses.
Other authors such as J.K. Rowling and Stephen King wrote letters of support, describing the news as "terrifying".
Booker Prize-winning writer Ian McEwan described the attack as a "horrific attack on freedom of thought and expression.