Don Quixote
"Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteent...
| Main Author: | Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Grossman, Edith, 1936-2023 (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
New York :
Ecco,
[2003]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxxv, 940 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780060188702 0060188707 9780965495264 0965495264 9780060934347 0060934344 |
| Author Notes: |
Cervantes became a tax collector in Granada in 1594, but was imprisoned in 1597 due to money problems with the government. Folklore maintains that while in prison, he wrote his most famous novel, Don Quixote, which was an immediate success upon publication in 1605. After several years of writing short novels and plays, Cervantes was spurred to write the sequel to Don Quixote in 1615 when an unauthorized sequel appeared to great acclaim. Though Cervantes' sequel was rushed and flawed, Don Quixote remains a powerful symbol that has endured to present times in many forms. Cervantes died on April 22, 1616, at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) |