From a New York Times story by Sadie Stein headlined “A Publishing Superstar Whose Memoir Shuns Glitz to Explore Private Torment”:

Kazuo Ishiguro called him “lovely.” Andrew Solomon said he “raises the level of discourse across the country.” Salman Rushdie, who has not been in the habit of giving interviews while recovering from an attack, made an exception, calling him “a warm and deeply emotional human being” whose “cultural span is broad and deep.” He added, “I love him very much.”