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Don Quixote Audiobook

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Read By: George Guidall Publisher: Recorded Books Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 26.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 19.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781470326401

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

137

Longest Chapter Length:

30:29 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:33 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

17:21 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

11

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Publisher Description

Don Quixote is the classic story. Called the first modern novel, this marvelous book has stood the test of time to become irrevocably intertwined with the fabric of society. Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures. But his quest leads to more trouble than triumph. At once humorous, romantic, and sad, Don Quixote is a literary landmark. This fresh edition, by award-winning translator Edith Grossman, brings the tale to life as never before.

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"What begins as a middle-aged country gentleman absorbed with novels of chivalry deliberately evolves into a tale of purely imaginative knight-errantry in this highly influential work of the Spanish Golden Age. This first of modern novels was written in the experimental episodic form, allowing Don Quixote and his 'squire' Sancho Panza to go on quests that just as often as not land them in trouble or earn them the incredulity of those fully engaged in reality. While initially farcical, the novel slowly reveals a more philosophical thread exploring the theme of deception, all the while creating emotional and mental reversals in the two main figures that take them from tilting at windmills to fully comprehending reality. A work that frequently appears on lists in the highest echelon of published fiction, "Don Quixote" is a novel that has deeply influenced a host of notable writers and readers for over 400 years."

— Edgar (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “A more profound and powerful work than this is not to be met with...The final and greatest utterance of the human mind.”

    — Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • “Don Quixote is greater today than he was in Cervantes’ womb. [He] looms so wonderfully above the skyline of literature, a gaunt giant on a lean nag, that the book lives and will live through [his] sheer vitality…He stands for everything that is gentle, forlorn, pure, unselfish, and gallant. The parody has become a paragon.”

    — Vladimir Nobokov
  • “What a monument is this book! How its creative genius, critical, free, and human, soars above its age!”

    — Thomas Mann
  • “Luminous…[Don Quixote] will overwhelm you, in the end, with its moral and imaginative splendor.”

    — Atlantic Monthly
  • “One of the best-loved novels of all time, Don Quixote was intended to be a satire on the exaggerated chivalric romances of Cervantes’ time. However, the author soars above this purpose in his wealth of fancy and in his irrepressible high spirit.”

    — Masterpieces of World Literature

Don Quixote Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.869565217391304 out of 53.869565217391304 out of 53.869565217391304 out of 53.869565217391304 out of 53.869565217391304 out of 5 (3.87)
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3 Stars: 12
2 Stars: 8
1 Stars: 5
Narration: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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Story: 4.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 54.4 out of 5 (4.40)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This translation by Edith Grossman is very enjoyable and much easier to listen to than some others I have tried. George Guidall's narration is perfect and contributes greatly to the ease of listening. And of course Don Quixote the story is simply brilliant. it's hard to see how Cervantes, so early in novel-writing history could have figured out so many of the techniques and essential elements of the novel. Kind of breath-taking. Thoroughly recommend. "

    — Davallia, 1/8/2025
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    — Colder68, 4/3/2023
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This narrator is seriously amazing. I loved listening to Don Quixote so much that I looked up the narrator simply to find more books narrated by him. I could not recommend more highly! "

    — The Grinch, 12/16/2022
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This narrator is seriously amazing. I loved listening to Don Quixote so much that I looked up the narrator simply to find more books narrated by him. I could not recommend more highly! "

    — The Grinch, 12/16/2022
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This narrator is seriously amazing. I loved listening to Don Quixote so much that I looked up the narrator simply to find more books narrated by him. I could not recommend more highly! "

    — The Grinch, 12/16/2022
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    — pat, 8/2/2021
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    " Hilarious! I have heard so many references to Don Quixote all my life, I had to read it! He is a ridiculous old man who has simply read too many stories of the knights of old. He goes questing, having no idea what's real and what's not. Fighting imaginary foes, giants and sorcerers, for his imaginary beautiful lady. But he has a heart of pure gold. I loved this book, it had me laughing out loud. A little monotonous at times, but well worth it! The film "Man from La Mancha" with Peter O' Toole and Sophia Lauren, I thought was a great embodiment of the book. "

    — Bret, 2/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I read the spanish version like a boss. "

    — Mauro, 2/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " It's like a lumpy sack of precious quotes. "

    — Nureyev25, 2/10/2014
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    " While the first 50 or so pages start with all the fun that you'd hope from the book, the overly exaggerated nature of Don Quixote does little to change in character from that point forward. If you like him, the rest could be fun, he however felt far too much a one dimensional character; Maybe he develops more depth, but he grated ever so much on my nerves after the few hundred pages, I gave it up. "

    — Jeremy, 2/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A great book, not only deep but hilarious. Some of the scenes are pure slapstick, others as beautifully written as Shakespeare. "

    — Frank, 2/8/2014

About Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616), novelist, playwright, and poet, was born in Spain of an ancient but impoverished family. After studying in Madrid, he became a soldier and was wounded in battle. He was taken by pirates in 1575, put in prison at Algiers, and was ransomed five years later. He spent the remainder of his life struggling to earn a livelihood from literature and humble government employment. His first attempt at fiction was a pastoral novel, La Galatea (1585), which was followed by his masterpiece, The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605).

About George Guidall

George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.