{"product_id":"don-quixote-9780060188702","title":"Don Quixote","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece, in an expanded P.S. edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e 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. You haven't experienced \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e in English until you've read this masterful translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrossman, Edith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEdith Grossman is the award-winning translator of major works by many of Latin America's most important writers. Born in Philadelphia, she attended the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Berkeley before receiving her PhD from New York University. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCervantes, Miguel De:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMiguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547, in Alcala de Henares, Spain. At twenty-three he enlisted in the Spanish militia and in 1571 fought against the Turks in the Battle of Lepanto, where a gunshot wound permanently crippled his left hand. He spent four more years at sea and then another five as a slave after being captured by Barbary pirates. Ransomed by his family, he returned to Madrid but his disability hampered him; it was in debtor's prison that he began to write \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e. Cervantes wrote many other works, including poems and plays, but he remains best known as the author of \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e. He died on April 23, 1616.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606359609618,"sku":"9780060188702","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1cdd8e31-1433-4d75-91c2-ca9a35aeee30.jpg?v=1748508620","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/don-quixote-9780060188702","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}