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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780060934347 ISBN: 0060934344 Label: Harper Perennial Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 992 Publication Date: May 01, 2005 Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: April 26, 2005 Studio: Harper Perennial Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - REALLY FUNNY ... and then Cervantes tries to make a point.I haven't laughed at book this much since Superfudge. I actually laughed out loud. This is pretty much slapstick comedy that is popular today... except that it was written around 1600. I only gave this book 3 stars because there are 52 chapters in this book but only the first 31 are really good. The last 21 chapters Cervantes starts to drone on trying to make some point about chivalry. Maybe he was getting paid by the pound at this point. New characters are added every chapter and each one ... Read More Rating:  - Amazing performanceSadly Amazon cannot keep reviews linked to the proper product but this is for the audio CD and not the text version of the Grossman translation. This is the best audio book I have ever heard. The voice characterations are of a quality worthy of this great book. There are no silly tricks or sound effects, just the consistant high level work of a professional actor. The dialogs between Don Quixote and Sancho are priceless and not a single word is not spoken from the text. Do yourself a favor and buy ... Read More Rating: - Good Translation... Okay StoryI have read many versions of this book, and this has got to be the best translation by far. However, I find the story lacking in several points. One, there is no concrete story line, Don Quioxte and his "squire" Sancho, seem to wander about the countryside aimlessly. I know many people that have really loved this book, however I was happy to see the end. The best part of the story is the many short stories within the main story told by traveler the wandering knight meets during his journey. Overall, ... Read More Rating: - One of the best books ever writtenIt is no wonder that this book is considered such a classic (hey, look at the incredibly high number of people who have read it!) Cervantes, whose personal life was an odd story in itself, has managed a tale that reaches for the hero in all of us in a manner that is most hilarious, human, and heartfelt. It follows the adventures of an aging man who believes himself to be a medieval knight and his faithful, ever-patient servant. Convinced that the world around him is a heck a lot more exciting ... Read More Rating: - The grandeur of madness"Don Quixote' is, of course, one of the world's great classics. Cervantes depiction of the elderly knight, swimming with visions of chivalric grandeur, is poignant. The old man [mad or just senile?] is so certain of himself that he is able to convince the simpleton, Sancho Panza, of his glorious mission. Riding on his noble mount, the nag Rocinante, Quixote sets out to right the wrongs of the world. But a chivalric warrior is nothing without a virtuous lady fair, who he finds in the form of the not-so-beauteous ... Read More 
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