And Grossman should know. She is perhaps best known for her translation of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote. Not only did Cervantes invent the modern novel, says Grossman, he was a cutting-edge ...

He was a soldier of the best kind, fighting for Europe against ... Another reason for a good translation is that Don Quixote is the first modern novel. It is the last of the romances of chivalry ...

The first translation of Don Quixote was too literal ... considering the fact that … 15. Don Quixote might be the best-selling novel of all time. While the age of the novel makes it hard ...

The first English translation ... Long considered the finest work in Spanish, Don Quixote was voted by 100 writers in 2002 as the world's best work of fiction. Authors including Salman Rushdie, ...

Instead, she focused entirely on Spanish, unlike previous virtuosos of translation like Boston ... to translating classic works, such as Don Quixote, likewise raised some hackles in academia.

However, Park's complete translation of part two is the first to receive official recognition from the Royal Spanish Academy. "When the Don Quixote story was published in 1605, it became a best ...