Every Friday, at 11:00 am, on the library’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page, the library will stream a brand new recording of local thespian, Joseph Coté reading aloud selections from a wide variety of fascinating and entertaining books of fiction and non-fiction.
For July 25, Coté will read aloud from the Edith Grossman translation of Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote.
Summary: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes was originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615.
The novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is often said to be the first modern novel. It has also been labelled by many well-known authors as the “best novel of all time” and the “best and most central work in world literature.”
Don Quixote is also one of the most-translated books in the world and one of the best-selling novels of all time.
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.
A classic story Don Quixote has been considered to be the first modern novel, having stood the test of time to become irrevocably intertwined with the fabric of society.
Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures. But his quest leads to more trouble than triumph.
At once humorous, romantic, and sad, Don Quixote is a literary landmark.
Edith Grossman’s definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece with an introduction by Harold Bloom
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