Salman Rushdie is "on the road to recovery" according to his agent, two days after he was stabbed on stage.
The author of "Satanic Verses" -- which landed him with death threats -- is now able to talk and joke, after being on a ventilator in hospital.
Andrew Wylie, the British writer's agent, made the announcement Sunday afternoon, having said Rushdie will "probably lose an eye" and that his nerves and liver were damaged.
“Though his life-changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact,” Rushdie's son Zafar said in a Sunday statement, thanking police, doctors and the "outpouring of love and support from around the world."
Read more at: Salman Rushdie: author 'on the road to recovery' after stabbing | Euronews
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