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DON QUIXOTE
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So I would recommend Don kote for many people the first great Masterpiece in the novel form and for many people the greatest especially also because there's now a wonderful new translation of it by Edith Gman.
What they say about it
- First great novel“the first great masterpiece in the novel form”2
- Noble quest2
The best things said about it
The first great masterpiece in the novel form and for many people the greatest.
One of the most important books written.
David Blaine On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Mar 2025 He wrote Don kote which is this book about a guy that wants to save the world and make the world a better place.
David Blaine On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Mar 2025 You know, because you know, you could you could be like Don Kyote and and go after windmills. And there's something noble about Kyote because at least he goes after something.
Maybe the first modern novel.
You suddenly connect with characters who seem to have nothing to do with your life.
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is widely celebrated as one of the earliest modern novels and a foundational masterpiece of Western literature. David Blaine praised the work on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, noting that Cervantes wrote it while imprisoned and describing it as one of the most important books ever written about a man striving to improve the world. Salman Rushdie similarly recommended the novel on The Book Review as a premier masterpiece of the novel form, highlighting Edith Grossman's translation. Elif Shafak discussed on How I Write how classic characters from Cervantes helped her connect with experiences beyond her lonely childhood. Josh Clark noted on Stuff You Should Know that the text stands as an early modern novel filled with literary irony, while Alexandra Alter shared a prisoner's reflection on the book during a segment of The Book Review, illustrating the deep personal resonance the classic continues to hold for readers across diverse walks of life.
Every mention
Salman Rushdie so I would recommend Don kote for many people the first great Masterpiece in the novel form and for many pe… 2
Recommended
“so I would recommend Don kote for many people the first great Masterpiece in the novel form and for many people the greatest especially also because there's now a wonderful new translation of it by Edith Gman”
Recommended
“so I would recommend Don kote for many people the first Great Masterpiece in the novel form and for many people the greatest”
David Blaine Cervantes he's fascinating and then donot is like one of the most I think one of the most important books w… 3
Discussed
“just you know I think like what books do to the mind is identical to what exercis and does for the body that's the main problem with the phones is it's really taken away”
Recommended
“Cervantes he's fascinating and then donot is like one of the most I think one of the most important books written”
Discussed
“he wrote Don kote which is this book about a guy that wants to save the world and make the world a better place”
Robert Evans You know, because you know, you could you could be like Don Kyote and and go after windmills. And there's s… 2
Discussed
“You know, because you know, you could you could be like Don Kyote and and go after windmills. And there's something noble about Kyote because at least he goes after something.”
Critiqued
“I want to talk about Donkey Hod because he brings up Donkey Hod to say that like well he's a tilting at windows windmills and the windmills you know are aren't what he thinks they are but like there's something noble in just the act of of the of the fight itself and that that's something beautiful.”
Alexandra Alter here he is on Don kote this one grabs the cake cervante is one by a mile 1
Discussed
“here he is on Don kote this one grabs the cake cervante is one by a mile”
Dana Gioia And you you know this from the very beginning, Don Quixote. 1
Discussed
“And you you know this from the very beginning, Don Quixote.”
Elif Shafak It was Charles Dickens. It was Doniote by Sarantes. You suddenly connect with characters who seem to have n… 1
Discussed
“It was Charles Dickens. It was Doniote by Sarantes. You suddenly connect with characters who seem to have nothing to do with your life.”
Josh Clark Don Quixote, you know, is of course is um maybe the first modern novel. There was There's a lot of irony in… 1
Discussed
“Don Quixote, you know, is of course is um maybe the first modern novel. There was There's a lot of irony in that.”
Tyler Cowen have you read don quixote yet well i actually i belong to a kind of pretty high-minded book club a zoom a r… 1
Discussed
“have you read don quixote yet well i actually i belong to a kind of pretty high-minded book club a zoom a remote book club”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“don kote really which makes sense because it was sort of one of the first great novels”
Passing
“They're taking low pay to come help you, Tim Scott. Running this Don Quixote mission is not a good look for him.”
Passing
“One of the earliest written versions of the phrase appears in Thomas Shelton's 1620 translation of Don Quixote, during a time when most pots and kettles were made from cast iron, which blackened when placed over a flame.”
Passing
“I immediately spilled coffee on um had a nice introduction by Jan Morris the wonderful travel writer in which she compared it to Don kote”
Passing
“You give the anecdote of Jorge Luis Borges' short story "A Problem" and the story of Don Quixote.”