num_pages: 1056
description: 
  'Didn't I tell you they were only windmills? And only someone with windmills on the brain could have failed to see that!'
Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the ageing Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows with fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel, Don Quixote is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with.John Rutherford's landmark translation does full justice to the energy and wit of Cervantes's prose. His introduction discusses the traditional works parodied in Don Quixote and issues of literary translation.
language: English
title: Don Quixote
titlecomplete: Don Quixote
characters: Sancho Panza, Don Quijote de la Mancha
genres: Spanish Literature, Spain, Historical Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 261096
places: La Mancha, Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia
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: Penguin Books