It is a thoughtful reflection upon translation theory. “if the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it’s bad for the pitcher.” Sancho Panza, illustrious squire of the Knight of the Sorrowful Face, would tell us that Thus, I searched all the known lands of knight-errantry for the best English translation of all the English translations that have ever been made, are being made, or will be made. It is my first time completing this classic of Western literature, except for all of those other times I’ve read it.Īs I have not read much early modern Spanish with so many archaisms and Castillian influences since my years of captivity by Ottoman corsairs following the Battle of Torpiditolingua, I decided to consult an English translation. Hardcover (September 25th, 2019): $96.I have finally completed Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’ The Ingenious Gentleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha.“This new version of Don Quixote is thoroughly modern.the words are familiar, the humor’s intact.” - Austin American-Statesman “ rendering of Cervantes’ prose conveys all of its complex subtleties in a fresh and attractive style that is neither overly traditional nor colloquial.” - San Diego Union-Tribune

“The Grossman translation blows the dust off Cervantes, leaving his light-footed prose and his sly, gentle mockeries.” - Dallas Morning News “Marvelous new translation.” - The New Yorker “This new translation relates the story of the man of La Mancha and his vivid imagination in a way that is more in tune with a 21st-century reader.” - Los Angeles Daily News Her rendition confirms that Cervantes’ imperfect masterpiece is as much at home in Shakespeare’s tongue as it is in Spanish.” - Los Angeles Times “It is thrilling to add Grossman’s to the bookshelf of Don Quixote possibilities. What she renders splendidly is the book’s very heart.” - New York Times Grossman…has provided a Quixote that is agile, playful, formal and wry…. “A major literary achievement.” - New York Times Book Review “Grossman has given us an honest, robust and freshly revelatory Quixote for our times” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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