Socio-Political Commentary and Existential Dilemma in Salman Rushdie's Quichotte

Salmon Rushdie, born and bred in Bombay (now Mumbai), an expatriate writer, Booker of Booker's Award winning author, is adept in capturing the human follies and fancies in his literary works. This quality ofhis writing on the one hand brought him wide acclaim and on the other hand he was accused of blasphemy. In spite of the ordeals, he never surrendered his literary ideals and interests that centered on socio-cultural-political concerns. Quichotte (2019) is Salman Rushdie's latest publication. This paper is a modest endeavour to study the major thematic concerns i.e. socio-political situation and existential dilemmas that define and alter the outlook of the protagonist during his journey to win her love.