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Monday, August 22, 2005

The reading life: Don Quijote
Don't miss the discussion at Well Educated Minds. Start with Diana's essay and scroll down.

If you haven't read Don Quijote in Spanish, I strongly recommend the definitive 400th Anniversary Edition.

Back when I was in high school I had a teacher who was obsessed with this novel. Unfortunately for her, she not only failed to convey the reasons for her enthusiasm but also neglected other literature and I thought the book was a thudding bore. Then some 10 years ago I was one of the readers at Recording For The Blind and Dyslexic. Reading the book out loud was a revelation.

So go ahead, read it aloud. If your near and dear think you're crazy, it makes it all the more Quixotic anyway.

2 Comments:

At 12:10 AM, Anonymous said...: El último Quijote español: el magistrado Baltasar Garzon.
At 12:11 AM, Anonymous said...: Otros Quijotes españoles: Pedro J. Ramirez y Federico Jimenez Losantos. Y el gran cantor Placido Domingo.

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Fausta was born and raised in Santurce, Puerto Rico and is a long-term resident of Princeton, New Jersey. She discusses New Jersey, taxation, current events, and how news are reported in the French and Spanish-language media at Fausta's Blog.

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