Novel Study: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum invites you to join our upcoming novel study of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, a foundational work of Western literature. With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote has been widely recognized as the first modern novel and has been labelled the best novel of all time. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1616, it is also one of the most translated books in the world.

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 in this brilliant example of picaresque satire. You haven't experienced Don Quixote in English until you've read this masterful translation. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

Using the Shared Inquiry technique, Folio librarian Lillian Dabney will…