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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
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Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes

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This is a classic for a reason, extremely funny! I must say though that the trusty squire Sancho Panza steals the show. This book would be nothing without him. A good read if you need a laugh ( )
  trinibaby9 | Nov 24, 2009 |
17th century
cervantes
fiction
spanish literature ( )
  dhollis | Nov 10, 2009 |
Really, really enjoyed this read. ( )
  LoriAlynn | Oct 24, 2009 |
I read this back in the early seventies in my Great Books of the Western World class at UF, and I remember writing a pretty good paper about it. Sadly, I have no idea which edition or translation, but it is truly one of the great archetypal works. ( )
  DowntownLibrarian | Sep 26, 2009 |
I am never sure how to go about reviewing a classic so I will just include here some random thoughts. I liked the difference in development between the first and second books – the first being more episodic and the second being more encompassing. The proverbs were delightful – some being the same as current ones and some different – some revealing a more logical origin. I loved it, and have reaffirmed my commitment to learn Spanish and read the original. ( )
  janepriceestrada | Aug 31, 2009 |
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Prologue: Idle reader: I don't have to swear any oaths to persuade you that I should like this book, since it is the son of my brain, to be the most beautiful and elegant and intelligent book imaginable.
Chapter 1: In a village in La Mancha, the name of which I cannot quite recall, there lived not long ago one of those country gentlemen or hidalgos who keep a lance in a rack, an ancient leather shield, a scrawny hack and a greyhound for coursing.
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Don Quixote was originally published in two parts. This is the complete and unabridged version, containing both parts. Please do not combine with abridged or incomplete versions.
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Don Quixote, errant knight and sane madman, with the company of his faithful squire and wise fool, Sancho Panza, together roam the world and haunt readers' imaginations as they have for nearly four hundred years.

Translated with Notes by John Rutherford
Introduction by Roberto González Echevarría

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