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Don Quixote - (Mint Editions (Literary Fiction)) by Miguel De Cervantes (Hardcover)

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  • "Don Quixote looms so wonderfully above the skylines of literature, a gaunt giant on a lean nag, that the book lives and will live through his sheer vitality...The parody has become a paragon.
  • Author(s): Miguel De Cervantes
  • 966 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
  • Series Name: Mint Editions (Literary Fiction)

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"Don Quixote looms so wonderfully above the skylines of literature, a gaunt giant on a lean nag, that the book lives and will live through his sheer vitality...The parody has become a paragon."-Vladimir Nabokov

"A more profound and powerful work than this is not to be met with...The final and greatest utterance of the human mind."- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote is regarded not only as the first modern novel, but also as one of the most important works of fiction ever produced. The subtle and hopeful irony, resplendent variety of characters and its thoroughly entertaining sense of adventure and friendship has dazzled readers for more than four hundred years. It was published in Spain in two volumes, first in 1605 then followed by the second in 1615. Cervantes' use of realism and everyday language in Don Quixote was revolutionary at the time, and its influence on the development of literature may only be surpassed by the work of Shakespeare.

In the opening of this extraordinary book, Alonso Quijano, a noble living in sixteenth-century Spain, has become consumed with the act of reading, and subsequently assumes the identity of the chivalrous knights that he loves to read about. Transformed into Don Quixote, he embarks on his first ill-fated journey as a "knight". The defeated Quixote returns home, to only prepare himself better for the next adventure of delusion. On his second journey Quixote has enlisted the peasant Sancho Panza to appropriate the role of his squire. Although the duo is ridiculously mismatched in every sense, their inextricable bond is one of the most fascinating of friendships ever created on paper. Between their disordered adventures -of battling windmills and herds of sheep and endless mishaps- are the stories of those who are encountered on the journey. The book eventually becomes a hall of mirrors, and Cervantes explores preconceptions of narrative, reliability, and morality that are strikingly modern. Ultimately, Quixote's preposterous fantasies become haunting as the reader of this book will surely begin to question what is real and what is not. The story of Don Quixote has been adapted into numerous forms, including opera, musicals, ballets, music and film.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Don Quixote is both modern and readable.

Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.



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Considered to be the first modern European novel, Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote, initially published in two volumes (1605, 1615) is one of the great works of Western civilization. The exploits of the delusional knight Don Quixote and his loyal sidekick Sancho Panza through sixteenth century Spain are both absurdly entertaining and profoundly heartbreaking.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 2.31 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 966
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: Mint Editions (Literary Fiction)
Publisher: Mint Editions
Format: Hardcover
Author: Miguel De Cervantes
Language: English
Street Date: November 15, 2020
TCIN: 1003140958
UPC: 9781513220697
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-3205
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 2.58 pounds
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