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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Sep 29, 1547 – Apr 23, 1616

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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, often considered the first modern novel, is a classic of Western literature and is regularly regarded among the best novels ever written. His work is considered among the most important in all of literature. His influence on the Spanish language has been so great that Spanish is often called *la lengua de Cervantes* (The language of Cervantes). He has been dubbed *el Príncipe de los Ingenios* - the Prince of Wits. ([Source][1].)

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes

Cataloged works:
  • Don Quixote

    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-centur...