Inside Salman Rushdie And Rachel Eliza Griffiths' Intense Love Story, Share 31 Year Age Gap And More

Salman Rushdie is a renowned Indian-born British and American novelist who rose to fame with his works, including The Satanic Verses, Midnight’s Children, Fury, The Eleventh Hour and more. He won a Booker Prize in 1981 for his second novel, Midnight’s Children. However, it was Salman Rushdie’s novel, The Satanic Verses that landed him in trouble.

Coming to his personal life, Salman had five marriages. When the shocking attack happened in 2022, Salman was newly married to Rachel Eliza Griffith. The duo has been each other’s pillar of strength during the tough times. In an earlier interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Rachel shared that Salman Rushdie has been very supportive of her work. Now, let’s dive in to have a look at the beautiful love story.

Salman Rushdie and Rachel Eliza Griffith share a 31-year age gap

Earlier, in a 2024 interview with The Guardian, Rachel Eliza Griffiths opened up about the age gap between her and Salman Rushdie. She mentioned that although they share a huge gap of 31 years, they treat each other as equals. In fact, from the initial days of their relationship, they pledged to take care of and love each other. She shared that on their wedding day, her husband and novelist, Salman, promised to love her always. The duo became each other’s pillar of strength and dealt with the odds. She was quoted as saying:

"In spite of our age difference – he is 76 and I am 45 – we’d seen each other as equals from the start and had chosen to love each other with clarity, passion and courage. On our wedding day, Salman had vowed to love me that day and always. For better or for worse – we’d spoken those words. Not even a year had passed and here we were, engulfed by for worse."

Rachel Eliza Griffith recalled the shocking attack on her husband, Salman Rushdie

Rachel Eliza Griffith tied the knot with Salman Rushdie on September 24, 2021. However, within 11 months, a mishap shook the couple to the core. On August 12, 2022, Salman was attacked by a knifeman and lost his right eye. In the same interview, Rachel shared that she was having coffee on that day, when on the other side, her husband was almost killed by an attacker. Recalling the shocking incident, Rachel said:

"I was having coffee at the moment my husband, the Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, was nearly killed in a stabbing on stage in Chautauqua, New York. This was the last morning, innocent and ordinary, before my life was shattered by the 27 seconds Salman’s attacker took to stab him more than a dozen times, driving a knife into his right eye until it nearly touched his optic nerve."

Rachel shared that when the incident took place, she was living a life as Salman Rushdie’s new wife. She then mentioned that their story of togetherness was a love story and not an attempted murder story. She was quoted as saying:

"I knew none of these things yet, so early in the story I’d been living, for mere months, as his new wife. Our story was a love story, not an attempted murder story. We’d married on 24 September 2021, on a Friday that looked exactly like this day, which would maim our future."

More about the couple, Salman Rushdie and Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Salman Rushdie crossed paths with Rachel Eliza Griffiths in 2016 at a literary event. For the unversed, Salman was married to Padma Lakshmi before finding love once again in Rachel. After dating for nearly five years, Salman and Rachel got married. In a past interview with Harper’s Bazaar, the novelist has been very supportive of her works. She highlighted that Salman gets excited about everything that she does. She then mentioned that when two people in a relationship respect each other’s work, "It’s a very sacred space."

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