Don Quixote

:This page is about the fictional character. For the spacecraft, see Don Quijote (space mission).

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Don Quixote de la Mancha ({{IPA2|don ki'xote ðe la 'mantʃa}}) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It is one of the earliest novels in a modern European language and some people consider it the finest book in the Spanish language. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/masterpiece.shtml.

Related Topics:
Novel - Spanish - Miguel de Cervantes - European language - Spanish language

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The adjective "quixotic", meaning "idealistic and impractical", derives from the protagonist's name, and the expressions "tilting at windmills" and "fighting windmills" come from this story.

Related Topics:
Tilting - Windmill

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There are many adaptations of the book, mostly designed to modernise the text and to shorten its length. One such adaptation is by Agustín Sánchez and runs to only 150 pages.

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