Don Quixote [Paperback]

Miguel de Cervantes sends a country gentleman out onto the roads of Spain convinced that the chivalric romances he has read are literal instruction. The result is one of the founding works of the European novel. Episodes follow the self-styled knight and his practical companion Sancho Panza as illusion collides with inns, travellers and windmills, and the comedy keeps turning into something more thoughtful about belief, dignity and the stories people live by. Long as it is, the book is built from self-contained adventures, so it can be read in stretches without losing the thread. Notable points: • A landmark of Spanish literature in English translation • Episodic structure that suits unhurried reading • Comic and reflective by turns rather than purely satirical • Paperback edition for everyday reading and study A fitting choice for readers of classic and fantastical fiction, literature students and anyone assembling a world classics shelf, available at Boipoka.