[Pocket Edition] World Classics Library - Don Quixote (Volume 1 & 2)

Author: (Spanish) Miguel de Cervantes
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is a groundbreaking masterpiece by the Spanish master Cervantes, a great work of realism during the Renaissance, and a shining gem in the history of world literature. The protagonist, Don Quixote, is both detached from reality and fond of fantasy, attempting to imitate the life of a knight-errant; at the same time, he is kind-hearted and determined to eliminate evil in the world. He is a comical, pitiful, tragic, yet admirable character, an immortal archetype in humorous literature. Cervantes was one of the greatest novelists, playwrights, and poets of late 16th to early 17th-century Spain, an outstanding realist writer of the European Renaissance, hailed by authors such as Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, and Leo Tolstoy as the "Father of Modern Fiction." His works have had a profound influence on the development of European realist literature. Don Quixote is the Spanish literary masterpiece with the highest international prestige and the greatest impact, and one of the most brilliant treasures in the treasure trove of world literature. With its sharp satirical style and exaggerated artistic techniques, it holds an irreplaceable position in the history of world literature, earning the titles of "A Work for World Unity" and "The Bible of Human Nature." Don Quixote has also become one of the most iconic figures in the treasure trove of world literature. Don Quixote topped the list of "The Best Books in Human History" in the U.S. magazine Life, was included in the personal ideal reading list compiled by the French magazine L'Express, and was designated as a mandatory reading work by the newly issued General High School Chinese Curriculum Standards.