Salman Rushdie is off ventilator and able to talk, agent says – Author seriously injured in New York stabbing remains in hospital, as Joe Biden praises his courage and suspect denies attempted murder | the Guardian

Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk on Saturday, his agent has confirmed, as the US president hailed the writer’s courage and voiced horror at the attack on him.
The Indian-born British novelist remains hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted on Saturday evening that he was “off the ventilator and talking (and joking)”. Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed that information without offering further details.