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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Born

in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain

July 11, 1547

Died

April 23, 1616

Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Drama

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Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as 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 rele ...more

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	Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 304,487 ratings — published 1615 — 6306 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don Quixote de La Mancha, Vol. 1 (Don Quijote de la Mancha, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 8,524 ratings — published 1605 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don Quixote de La Mancha, Vol. 2 (Don Quijote de la Mancha, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 6,041 ratings — published 1615 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha 4.33 avg rating — 2,564 ratings — published 1605 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exemplary Stories by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Lesley Lipson (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 1,842 ratings — published 1613	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Novelas ejemplares I 3.69 avg rating — 1,780 ratings — published 1613 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dialogue of the Dogs by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, William Rolandson (Translator), Ben Okri (Foreword by) 3.62 avg rating — 1,524 ratings — published 1613 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La gitanilla 3.27 avg rating — 1,553 ratings — published 1613 — 130 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rinconete y Cortadillo 3.13 avg rating — 1,597 ratings — published 1613 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Novelas Ejemplares II by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Harry Sieber (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 1613 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Don Quijote de la Mancha (2 books)
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3.92 avg rating — 319,009 ratings

Don Quijote de La Mancha (19 books)
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

4.32 avg rating — 2,756 ratings

Novelas Ejemplares (1 book)
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Harry Sieber (Editor)

3.72 avg rating — 2,529 ratings

Don Kihot (4 books)
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra,

Stanko Leben (Translator)

3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings

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