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Don Quixote (Hardcover)

by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra (Author), Edith Grossmann (Translator)
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  • Hardcover: 980 pages
  • Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd (1 Jan 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0436205157
  • ISBN-13: 978-0436205156
  • Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 15 x 6.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 558,127 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Carlos Fuentes, The New York Times, 2/11/03

This is truly masterly: the contemporaneous and the original co-exist.


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The classic, satirical romance of an eccentric knight-errant, Don Quixote de La Mancha. It follows the adventures of Don Quixote and his rustic companion, Sancho Panza, in central Spain.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly brilliant, 24 April 2004
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I had put off reading Don Quixote for many years imagining that it wouldbe difficult to read. The weight of the book, physically andmetaphorically just seemed too oppressing!
I couldn't have been morewrong. I had read so many rave reviews of Edith Grossman's translationthat I thought I would give it a go. I'm so pleased I did. This book is"laugh out loud" funny - I was not expecting to read bits aloud andgiggle! I think I expected to have to work hard to get through it but it'sa complete page turner! It also has a cinematic feel which to a nonliterature student like myself seems way ahead of its time and thecharacters, major and minor shine from every page. I now know why peoplesay this was the first modern novel - it contains all the elements of agreat read that we now take for granted. I have not read any othertranslations but Grossman's prose truly brought the book alive for me. I'mamazed how a book written in the late 16th and early 17th century can nowbe read in such an easy and accessible manner. Don Quixote can be read onmany levels (the joy of all great books) but if, like me, you were put offby it's stature, don't be, just dive in and enjoy.
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