{"product_id":"2026100005246-secondhand-the-first-part-of-the-delightful-history-of-the-most-ingenious-knight-don-quixote-of-the-mancha","title":"The First Part Of The Delightful History Of The Most Ingenious Knight Don Quixote Of The Mancha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as the first modern novel, this landmark work of Spanish literature chronicles the misadventures of Alonso Quijano, a middle-aged gentleman so consumed by tales of chivalry that he reinvents himself as the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha, setting out across the Spanish countryside to right wrongs and win glory. Accompanied by his earthy, pragmatic squire Sancho Panza, the deluded hero tilts at windmills he mistakes for giants, courts an imaginary noblewoman named Dulcinea, and stumbles through a series of comic yet deeply human encounters that satirize the romantic idealism of medieval chivalric romances. Cervantes masterfully balances broad, farcical humor with genuine pathos, crafting a tone that is simultaneously witty and melancholic, inviting readers to laugh at Don Quixote's folly while mourning the gap between his soaring ideals and a mundane, indifferent world. The narrative also presents a sophisticated meditation on the nature of fiction, reality, and identity, as characters within the story debate the very tales they inhabit. Centuries after its original publication, it endures as an essential cornerstone of world literature, illustrating with unmatched brilliance the power and peril of the human imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48820253229275,"sku":"2026100005246-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8ec5f8ed-390b-4716-a476-191507174210.png?v=1780055796","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100005246-secondhand-the-first-part-of-the-delightful-history-of-the-most-ingenious-knight-don-quixote-of-the-mancha","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}