| Don Quixote Contributor(s): Cervantes, Miguel De (Author), Grossman, Edith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060934344 ISBN-13: 9780060934347 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: The 17th-century Spanish masterpiece is one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written and is widely regarded as the world's first modern novel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 1.72" H x 5.32" W x 8" (1.50 lbs) 992 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Central Europe |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 12781 Reading Level: 13.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 91.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece, in an expanded P.S. edition Widely regarded as one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the adventures of the self-created knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. You haven't experienced Don Quixote in English until you've read this masterful translation. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grossman, Edith: - Edith Grossman is the award-winning translator of major works by many of Latin America's most important writers. Born in Philadelphia, she attended the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Berkeley before receiving her PhD from New York University. She lives in New York City. Cervantes, Miguel De: -Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547, in Alcala de Henares, Spain. At twenty-three he enlisted in the Spanish militia and in 1571 fought against the Turks in the Battle of Lepanto, where a gunshot wound permanently crippled his left hand. He spent four more years at sea and then another five as a slave after being captured by Barbary pirates. Ransomed by his family, he returned to Madrid but his disability hampered him; it was in debtor's prison that he began to write Don Quixote. Cervantes wrote many other works, including poems and plays, but he remains best known as the author of Don Quixote. He died on April 23, 1616. |