description: Don Quixote—by far the most famous book in Spanish literature—was originally intended by Cervantes as a skit on traditional popular ballads, but he also parodied the romances of chivalry. As a result he produced one of the most entertaining adventure stories of all time and created, in Don Quixote and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, two of the greatest characters in fiction. By the time of his death in 1615, his work was already famous both in English and in French.
language: English
title: Don Quixote
titlecomplete: Don Quixote
characters: Don Quijote de la Mancha, Sancho Panza
genres: Spain, Fiction, Humor, Classics, Spanish Literature, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 261124
places: Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia, La Mancha
awards: awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
category: Best Adaptation from Another Medium & Best Humor Publication, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Βραβείο Λογοτεχνικής Μετάφρασης ΕΚΕΜΕΛ
category: Ισπανόφωνη Λογοτεχνία, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Premio Valle-Inclán
category: John Rutherford
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton