Booker Prize winner: Attack on Salman Rushdie caused me to self-censor 0 By News Team on October 17, 2022 News Briefing, UK News Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the prize just over two months after Sir Salman was stabbed in New York. Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the prize just over two months after Sir Salman was stabbed in New York. The Independent