- Renowned writer Salman Rushdie was honoured with the first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’.
- He was presented the award at a surprise ceremony organized by the Upper East Side Vaclav Havel Center.
- This ceremony was hosted by veteran CBS journalist Lesley Stahl at the Havel Center, previously known as the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation.
- This centre was established in 2012 to advocate human rights and free expression.
- This was Rushdie’s first public appearance since he was stabbed during a literary festival in New York in August 2022.
- In October, he received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for 2023.
Salman Rushdie received the first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’
ByCurrent Hunt Team
Nov 20, 2023