Rushdie's 2019 novel 'Quichotte' is a contemporary retelling of which classic literary work?
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Correct answer: Don Quixote
The novel follows a salesman who falls in love with a TV star and goes on a picaresque journey across America. It mirrors the structure of Cervantes' 'Don Quixote' to critique the 'post-truth' era.
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