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Sancho Panza & Dulcinea |
Miguel de Cervantes
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$800 |
DJ |
6 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF THEIR AUTHORS |
2026-03-20 |
#9525 |
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This creator of Don Quixote fought at the 1571 Battle of Lepanto, receiving a wound that maimed his left hand for life |
Cervantes
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$400 |
DJ |
AUTHORS WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY |
2021-03-18 |
#8359 |
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In 1575 this "Don Quixote" author's ship was overtaken by pirates; he spent 5 years as a captive in Algiers |
Cervantes
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$400 |
DJ |
AUTHORS AT WAR |
2012-12-24 |
#6506 |
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In a 1605 prologue, this Spaniard tells the reader that he has written an "invective against books of chivalry" |
Cervantes
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$400 |
J |
WORLD AUTHORS |
2006-05-16 |
#5002 |
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In "Exemplary Tales", a 1613 collection, he claimed to be the first to write short stories in Castilian |
Cervantes
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$1,600 |
DJ |
WORLD AUTHORS |
2006-02-03 |
#4930 |
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This "Don Quixote" author was called the "Maimed of Lepanto" for wounds suffered in battle |
Cervantes
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$200 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
2001-03-19 |
#3816 |
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In 1594 he took a job as a tax collector in Andalusia |
Miguel de Cervantes
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FJ |
AUTHORS |
1999-12-27 |
#3526 |
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Captured by pirates in 1575, this "Don Quixote" author was later ransomed for 500 escudos |
Cervantes
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$200 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
1995-04-19 |
#2458 |
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This author of "Don Quixote" lost his the use of his left hand at the 1571 Battle of Lepanto |
Cervantes
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$200 |
DJ |
AUTHORS AT WAR |
1994-10-17 |
#2326 |
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His exact birthday is unknown, but it's believed to be Sept. 29, 1547, the feast day of San Miguel |
Miguel de Cervantes
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FJ |
AUTHORS |
1992-04-15 |
#1768 |
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He used incidents from his captivity as a pirates' slave for "Don Quixote" |
Cervantes
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$200 |
DJ |
IMPRISONED AUTHORS |
1990-11-16 |
#1430 |
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He was captured & enslaved by Barbary pirates years before he wrote "Don Quixote" |
Cervantes
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$100 |
J |
AUTHORS |
1989-05-16 |
#1097 |