Salman Rushdie, author of more than 20 books, spoke with me in 2019 about his “Quichotte: A Novel,” a contemporary story about chaotic political times that live on today.
He takes readers on a road journey across America in a Chevy Cruze. Rushdie’s road traveler, Quichotte, is a simple man who has watched too much television.
Perhaps because of that, it’s an anything-can-happen sort of trip sprinkled with cyber-spies, opioids, science fiction, racism of course, all mixed in with heavy doses of family ties real or imagined.
Born in India, mostly educated in England, and a current long-time resident of New York City, Rushdie’s published work includes novels, books of non-fiction, a memoir and children’s books.
