Exemplary Novels, Edith Grossman
Exemplary Novels, Edith Grossman
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Exemplary Novels

Author: Edith Grossman, Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

Narrator: Luis Moreno

Unabridged: 21 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/20/2017


Synopsis

Edith Grossman, celebrated for her brilliant translation of Don Quixote, offers a dazzling new version of another Cervantes classic, on the 400th anniversary of his death The twelve novellas gathered together in Exemplary Novels reveal the extraordinary breadth of Cervantes's imagination: his nearly limitless ability to create characters, invent plots, and entertain readers across continents and centuries. Edith Grossman's eagerly awaited translation brings this timeless classic to English-language readers in an edition that will delight those already familiar with Cervantes's work as well as those about to be enchanted for the first time. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria's illuminating introduction to the volume serves as both an appreciation of Cervantes's brilliance and a critical guide to the novellas and their significance. Cervantes published his book in Spain in 1613. The assemblage of unique characters (eloquent witches, talking dogs, Gypsy orphans, and an array of others), the twisting plots, and the moral heart at the core of each tale proved irresistible to his enthusiastic audience. Then as now, Cervantes's readers find pure entertainment in his pages, but also a subtle artistry that invites deeper investigation.

About Edith Grossman

Edith Grossman has translated the poetry and prose of major Spanish-language authors, including Gabriel García Marquez, Alvaro Mutis, and Mayra Montero, as well as Mario Vargas Llosa.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vonia on December 15, 2017

How disgraceful is it that the only reason I can come up with to actually learn Spanish is to be able to read one writer's oeuvre in full? I refer to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, of course, author of my favorite book of all time, "Don Quixote". (Probably, and only if this were the gun test, in whic......more

Goodreads review by Poncho on October 02, 2019

Entrando en contexto de que estos relatos tiene mas de 400 años y que probablemente divirtieron y entretuvieron mucho a las generaciones de ese entonces, además de reconocerle a Cervantes su visión en crear historias como nadie lo había hecho antes, creo que en nuestra época son novelas muy buenas,......more

Goodreads review by Alberony on February 02, 2021

Es altamente conocido lo que vino a representar el Don Quijote de la Mancha para la literatura española y la literatura universal. Una obra genuinamente critica contra la tradición caballeresca, por el tratamiento burlesco que da la misma. Cuando en el mundo se salta a otros idiomas, el solo hecho d......more

Goodreads review by Manuel on March 13, 2021

ESPAÑOL: Excelente conjunto de 12 novelas cortas. Mi preferida es "La señora Cornelia", y la que menos me gustó "La fuerza de la sangre". ENGLISH: Excellent set of twelve short novels. I liked most "La señora Cornelia" and least "La fuerza de la sangre".......more

Goodreads review by Jason on August 13, 2023

I (re)read this excellent translation of this outstanding collection of a dozen short stories and novellas over the course of the last year. The stories were collected together by Cervantes and published between the first and second parts of Don Quixote. They have an enormous range, geographically (......more