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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 — 305,362 ratings — published 1615 — 1169 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) 4.07 avg rating — 8,636 ratings — published 1605 — 1231 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 — 6,069 ratings — published 1615 — 1002 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 4.34 avg rating — 2,590 ratings — published 1605 — 25 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 — 1,845 ratings — published 1613 — 523 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 I 3.69 avg rating — 1,794 ratings — published 1613 — 70 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 — 1,529 ratings — published 1613 — 89 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 3.28 avg rating — 1,559 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 — 1,607 ratings — published 1613 — 92 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 licenciado Vidriera 3.23 avg rating — 1,097 ratings — published 1613 — 64 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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Don Quijote de La Mancha (19 books)
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Novelas Ejemplares (1 book)
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Don Kihot (4 books)
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