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Don Quixote Paperback – February 16, 2018

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Author), John Ormsby (Translator)
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"In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing. An olla of rather more beef than mutton, a salad on most nights, scraps on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays, and a pigeon or so extra on Sundays, made away with three-quarters of his income. The rest of it went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match for holidays, while on week-days he made a brave figure in his best homespun. He had in his house a housekeeper past forty, a niece under twenty, and a lad for the field and market-place, who used to saddle the hack as well as handle the bill-hook. The age of this gentleman of ours was bordering on fifty; he was of a hardy habit, spare, gaunt-featured, a very early riser and a great sportsman. They will have it his surname was Quixada or Quesada (for here there is some difference of opinion among the authors who write on the subject), although from reasonable conjectures it seems plain that he was called Quexana. This, however, is of but little importance to our tale; it will be enough not to stray a hair's breadth from the truth in the telling of it." Miguel de Cervantes. Vol I
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 16, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1985620472
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1985620476
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.38 x 11 inches
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  1. Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

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    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Alcalá de Henares, 29 de septiembre de 1547-Madrid, 22 de abril de 1616) fue un soldado, novelista, poeta y dramaturgo español.

    Es considerado la máxima figura de la literatura española y es universalmente conocido por haber escrito Don Quijote de la Mancha, que muchos críticos han descrito como la primera novela moderna y una de las mejores obras de la literatura universal, además de ser el libro más editado y traducido de la historia, sólo superado por la Biblia. Se le ha dado el sobrenombre de «Príncipe de los Ingenios».

    Cervantes es sumamente original. Parodiando un género que empezaba a periclitar, como el de los libros de caballerías, creó otro género sumamente vivaz, la novela polifónica, donde se superponen las cosmovisiones y los puntos de vista hasta confundirse en complejidad con la misma realidad, recurriendo incluso a juegos metaficcionales. En la época la épica podía escribirse también en prosa, y con el precedente en el teatro del poco respeto a los modelos clásicos de Lope de Vega, le cupo a él en suma fraguar la fórmula del realismo en la narrativa tal y como había sido preanunciada en España por toda una tradición literaria desde el Cantar del Mío Cid, ofreciéndosela a Europa, donde Cervantes tuvo más discípulos que en España. La novela realista entera del siglo XIX está marcada por este magisterio. Por otra parte, otra gran obra maestra de Cervantes, las Novelas ejemplares, demuestra la amplitud de miras de su espíritu y su deseo de experimentar con las estructuras narrativas. En esta colección de novelas el autor experimenta con la novela bizantina (La española inglesa), la novela policíaca o criminal (La fuerza de la sangre, El celoso extremeño), el diálogo lucianesco (El coloquio de los perros), la miscelánea de sentencias y donaires (El licenciado Vidriera), la novela picaresca (Rinconete y Cortadillo), la narración constituida sobre una anagnórisis (La gitanilla), etc.

    La Editorial Alvi Books le dedicó, como tributo y reconocimiento, este espacio en Amazon en 2016.

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Katherine Choi
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughts After My First Time Reading Through
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2023
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I have been intimidated by this book for a long time because of its sheer volume (quadruple page numbers), and because it was published in the early 1600s, originally in Spanish and later translated into 25 different versions in English. An interesting fact (which I did not know before I starting reading it) is that Don Quixote is the second most translated book after the Bible. I happened to have in my hand the John Ormsby translation edition (published in 1885) which is what the more modern translations are based off of. But I digress.

I am pleasantly surprised because, despite all of my misgivings, I found this story very entertaining to read. I laughed out loud so many times. To me, the comedy is akin to 80s slapstick films (who isn't nostalgic for 80s cinema?!) like The Princess Pride (one of my favorites) and parody spoofs like Spaceballs (also love).

In the story, we meet Don Quixote, our self-deluded, high-falutin knight errant along with his unsophisticated yet down-to-earth squire, Sancho Panza. Their candid friendship is a humorous yet heartwarming interchange of yin and yang. Adventure after adventure (or rather debacle after debacle), Don Quixote and Sancho Panza become more and more endearing as they continue on their so-called quest to live out their chivalric values.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are principled and virtuous in their heart of hearts. That is why I adore them and can overlook all their foibles. There are a good number of characters that come along with the many episodes that somehow weave their way back into the main storyline. My favorite minor characters are Teresa Panza (Sancho's wife) and Marcela from Chapter XIV (a resounding amen to that speech of hers... ¡Viva Marcela!)

Down the road, I think it is definitely worthwhile to re-read this book in a more modern translation version by either John D. Rutherford or Edith Grossman, which I hear are both excellent editions.
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bas bleu
4.0 out of 5 stars For the lover of myth, chivalry, satire, and mists that never clear enough to be sure of what is real and what is illusion
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013
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Written in the 1700's, the times, mode of dress, economics may change, but peoples' motives, thoughts, actions, we are ever changing and yet ever the same. Our main character, Don Quixote, loves to read, is a voracious reader, learned and intelligent. He loves to read stories of knights, chivalry, loves the adventures, slaying dragons, defeating giants, saving the honor of a worthy lady, rescuing the damsel-in-distress, loves the idea of being the hero of heroes and to be remembered down through time.
So how do we define this book? It is for sure a great fairy tale as the reader is taken along on all the adventures and mystical journeys' throughout this book. Absolutely the book is an example of how people can be good, evil, users, losers, caring, cruel, clueless, valiant, dreamers, magnificent thinkers, duped, dreamers, unlearned and yet sometimes very wise, well learned and yet sometimes extremely ignorant, and capable of anything from the foulest of actions to the most noble deeds.
The book is a wonderful journey of adventures, misadventures, satire, mystery, sanity, insanity, humor, romance, and a time long ago. Yet, change the knights to private investigators with secret missions and bring all the adventures up in time with today and this story could happen today. What a great test to the bones of this book being of the finest quality.
All the adventurers in Don Quixote are a wonderful journey for the reader a feast for the imagination. Does our host take us traveling a great many miles out in the world with him sharing his wonderful experiences? Does he keep us within a very few miles of his home? Does he never leave his chair, sharing his own personal arm chair journeys' as he becomes the hero of the book in his hand? Does he go about his life "normally", with intermittent delusions that last moments, a day, weeks, years?
For sure Don Quixote is unforgettable. I am drawn to fantasy and fairy tales, and valor and the romance of these things. I prefer to hold the opinion the book is a fantastical mystery - a part of each of us needs our fairy tales and mystery it makes anything seem possible in adventures of the mind. And who of us does not need our adventures, whether in dreams or reality?
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DG
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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Great book. I don't think I ever stopped laughing throughout every page. 😂 I highly recommend this book. I'm reading it for my second time.
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Marcia Alves
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Brazil on October 27, 2020
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Great, amusing, estupendo. This book is the best I have ever read in my whole life. It's worth to read.
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T satyanarayana
5.0 out of 5 stars good to read
Reviewed in India on January 5, 2022
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Narration of the story is amazing,how the writer collected that many proverbs is unimaginable.He placed every word in such a way that reader must find amusement by reading it.
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S H, Kent
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2021
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The book 5/5. This translation (Pandora's Box Classics) 4/5 - this is NOT the Edith Grossman translation that the Amazon blurb would have you believe. It is however remarkable value and a fantastic series of remarkable adventures. If you find it a bit 'slow' for a couple of chapters, stick with it - it picks up pace and the second of the two Parts that make up this book just flies by. Even though it is longer in terms of chapters than the first part, the second part is easier as a casual read (ie alongside other books). So start off by making this a serious read and investing some time, and then once the characters are established you won't be able to stop picking it up even for a quick chapter to see what new nonsense they are up to.
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Rober
5.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in Spain on November 10, 2023
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He who reads
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2014
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I had read it as a teenager = 50 years later, I get much more from that book
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