A brilliant tribute to Cervantes and an indispensable commentary on our uncertain timesIsmael Smile is a traveler obsessed with the "unreal reality" of television. He wants to capture the heart of the queen of talk shows and embarks on a journey across America to prove himself worthy of her. In the passenger seat, Sancho, the son he always wanted but never got. Salman Rushdie transposes the adventures of the classic tragic hero Quixote into our age of "anything is possible." In the process, he also tells of father-son relationships, sibling squabbles, unforgivable actions, everyday racism, the opioid crisis, cyber spies, and, last but not least, the end of the world.