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Don Quixote
Don Quixote
Author: Harold Bloom, Miguel de Cervantes
Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. 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 the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060188702
ISBN-10: 0060188707
Publication Date: 11/1/2003
Pages: 976
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Ecco
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 5
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Cervantes' great classic, a pioneer of the modern novel, is a highly amusing satirical romance of eccentric knight-errantry conducted in the region of La mancha, central Spain, and it has captured the imagination of generations since its publication in the early seventeenth century. The word "quixotic" has entered the English language deriving directly from the ineffectual adventures of Don Quiote in which his manifestly absurd chivalry is comically combined with generosity and futility.
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Michael York's theatrical reading in this abridged audio cassette makes this a very enjoyable "listen."
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A classic!
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I realize this is a classic, but I have yet to figure out why. To be perfectly honest, this is the worst book I've ever read.
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Copyright 1957
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The life and deeds of the Knight of La Mancha.
Four cassettes - Performed by Christopher Cazenove
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Classic - Don Quixote battles windmills.


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