Books Arts National Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife' 5:56pm April 18, 2024 Author Interviews Share URL copied to clipboard! Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 300x250 Ad More All Things Considered National You can sword-fight at this club. But no politics allowed Arts National In 'Wicked: Part I', Cynthia Erivo defies gravity — and convention — as Elphaba 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate