Not many novelists would be brave enough to reinterpret Don Quixote for the modern age, but then again, most novelists aren’t Salman Rushdie, the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight’s Children and Shame, among others. Quichotte, Rushdie’s latest work, is more than just a retelling of Cervantes’s classic tale: It’s an homage to the eternal power of literature. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Quichotte tells the story of Sam DuChamp, a mediocre writer who creates his own version of Don Quixote, featuring the salesman Quichotte and his imaginary son Sancho. As the paths of DuChamp and DuChamp’s characters intersect, Rushdie creates an indelible portrait of the influence that stories have over our lives. Rushdie will be joined in conversation by Jennifer Day, books editor for the Chicago Tribune.

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The program is generously underwritten by the Walter E. Heller Foundation and presented in partnership with the American Writers Museum.

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