Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra





Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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born
September 19, 1547 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain

died
April 23, 1616

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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus Don Quixote is often considered the first modern novel.

It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.

In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his p...more


Average rating: 3.78 · 43,722 ratings · 2,324 reviews · 295 distinct works
Don Quixote
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 39,948 ratings — published 1605 — 1063 editions
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Don Quijote De La Mancha (I)
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Exemplary Stories
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Don Quixote: Abridged Edition
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The Dialogue of the Dogs
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2000
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Don Quixote de La Mancha - ...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1954 — 115 editions
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Entremeses
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions
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More books by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra…
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote

“The reason for the unreason with which you treat my reason , so weakens my reason that with reason I complain of your beauty.”
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“Es natural condición de las mujeres desdeñar a quien las quiere y amar a quien las aborrece”
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quijote de La Mancha

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