Hanif Kureishi says he may never be able to walk or hold pen again after fall in Rome

Novelist and screenwriter says he is unable to move arms and legs and has undergone spinal surgery

The novelist and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi has said he may never be able to walk or use a pen again after a fall on Boxing Day in Rome.

The Buddha of Surburbia author has now tweeted about the incident, following reports in the Italian media that he was in intensive care. “I had just seen Mo Salah score against Aston Villa, sipped half a beer, when I began to feel dizzy”, Kureishi wrote. “I leant forward and put my head between my legs; I woke up a few minutes later in a pool of blood, my neck in a grotesquely twisted position, my wife on her knees beside me.”