DON QUIXOTE

About Author

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world’s pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and “the first great novel of world literature”. A 2002 poll of 100 well-known authors voted it the “best book of all time”, as voted by the judges from among the “best and most central works in world literature”.

Much of his life was spent in relative poverty and obscurity, which led to many of his early works being lost. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as “the language of Cervantes”.

Book Short Description

Don Quixote, written by the famous Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes and published between 1605 and 1615, is a bastion of Spanish and universal literature. It is about the misadventures and adventures of Don Quixote, the alter ego of Alonso Quijano, who, being a fan of chivalry novels, one day wakes up believing himself to be a knight-errant.

Don Quixote’s delusions lead him to confront windmills and rescue princesses that are only in his imagination. This is a work that marks the beginning of the modern novel, as it involves a series of innovative elements and resources that undoubtedly immortalized Miguel de Cervantes and made Don Quixote a book that is always relevant.

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