The story
A difficult life of war, captivity, poverty, and late-career writing produced a comic novel that changed fiction.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist · Spain
Why Miguel de Cervantes matters
Don Quixote is a foundation point for the modern novel and for stories about delusion, ambition, and dignity.
Featured work
Don Quixote
Why we show it: old personal obsession can become permanent world literature.
Major works
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