Don Quixote (Manga Classic Readers) - Softcover

De Cervantes, Miguel

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9781935548188: Don Quixote (Manga Classic Readers)

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ISBN 10: 1935548182 ISBN 13: 9781935548188

Publisher: One Peace Books, 2012

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Considered one of the founding works of modern Western literature, Don Quixote is also one of the most important books of the Spanish Golden Age. Now experience Don Quixote and his imaginary quests in a new, graphic format.

Experience the classics like never before! These time-honored novels are presented for the first time in the exciting format of Japanese manga. Whether you are a casual reader, a manga fan, or just wanting to familiarize yourself with some of the best books ever written now you can with the Manga Classic Readers.

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Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de la Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they wend their way across sixteenth-century Spain. Milan Kundera calls Cervantes ?the founder of the Modern Era and Lionel Trilling ?observes that it can be said that all prose fiction is a variation on the theme of Don Quixote.?

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition reproduces the acclaimed Tobias Smollett translation; as Salman Rushdie declares, ?To my mind, this is the only English rendering of the Quixote that reads like a great novel, a novel of immense daring, much wildness and many colours. It releases Don Quixote from the grey academic prison of many more recent translations, unleashing him upon the English language in all his brilliant, foolish glory?. This edition also contains new endnotes.
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About the Author

Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish novelist best known for his magnum opus Don Quixote, which has been called one of the best novels ever written. He died on April 23, 1616. Cervantes had a profound influence on the Spanish language. The manga adaptation was created by Variety Art Works, a manga production studio noted for sales topping 2.8 million copies.

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