Author Salman Rushdie, best known for classic works “The Satanic Verses” and “Midnight’s Children,” has voiced concerns over the targeting of writers and artists by authoritarian governments across the globe. In an interview with dpa in Berlin on Tuesday, the Indian-born British writer said “the world is becoming a much angrier place where people seem to resort to violence much more easily.” Rushdie was severely injured in an assassination attempt at an event in the United States in 2022, losing an eye. He said that artists “have become the targets of authoritarian regimes across the world.” “…