Salman Rushdie at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
One of the most significant writers of our age, Salman Rushdie joins the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 for the worldwide launch of epic novel Quichotte. Veering from wildly comic to heartbreaking, Rushdie discusses his playful retelling of Don Quixote with James Naughtie. Set in present day USA, ageing salesman Quichotte embarks on a quest for love in his Chevy Cruze, driving with his imaginary son Sancho through a country on the brink of moral collapse.
Loading the player... if your browser supports audio and video it
should appear in a few moments.
Book Festival News
Our response to today's statement from Fossil Free BooksWednesday 15 May
Listen to more
Ewan Morrison and Alan Bissett
Samantha Power with Allan Little: What One Person Can Do (2020 Event)
Siri Hustvedt with Elif Shafak (2017 Event)
Dubravka Ugrešic
Antony Beevor (2018 Event)
David Lodge
Tom Parker Bowles
Sharon Olds
Michel Faber: The ‘Evil Is In The ‘Etail (2020 Event)
Rutger Bregman: There is Hope for the Human Race (2020 Event)