Salman Rushdie was attacked on a lecture stage in New York
The author went on ventilator just after an hour of attack
Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born author who received death threats from Iran in the 1980s, has been attacked Friday morning in New York
The Author is Unable to Speak, Agent says
Police have named the suspect Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man from New Jersey
Rushdie was transported to a local hospital by helicopter with a stab wound to the neck and chest
Rushdie is one of the most celebrated and successful British authors of all time,