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This author originated "tilting at windmills", meaning fighting imaginary foes |
Cervantes
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$600 |
J |
LITERARY ALLUSIONS |
2021-02-08 |
#8331 |
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A museum devoted to this author is inside a charming replica of his birthplace in Alcala de Henares, Spain |
Cervantes
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$800 |
DJ |
A LITERARY TOUR |
2004-12-06 |
#4661 |
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In Madrid, a plaque marks the house where this "Don Quixote" author lived & died |
Cervantes
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$400 |
DJ |
A LITERARY TOUR |
2003-01-29 |
#4243 |
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It took him 10 years to come out with "Don Quixote Part II" |
Cervantes
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$400 |
DJ |
LITERATURE IN SPANISH |
2002-11-15 |
#4190 |
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The literary prize named for this creator of "Don Quixote" is awarded to authors who write in Spanish |
Cervantes
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$200 |
DJ |
AROUND THE LITERARY WORLD |
1998-12-04 |
#3280 |
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Published in 1613, his "Exemplary Tales" are believed to be the first short stories written in Castilian |
Cervantes
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$600 |
DJ |
LITERATURE |
1997-01-03 |
#2845 |
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He worked provisioning the Spanish Armada long before writing "Don Quixote" |
Cervantes
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$200 |
DJ |
LITERATURE |
1991-12-24 |
#1687 |
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He spent 5 years as a slave in north Africa before he began work on the first modern Spanish novel |
Cervantes
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$200 |
J |
LITERATURE |
1990-06-23 |
#2 |
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Spanish novelist who died on the same day in 1616 as Shakespeare did |
Cervantes
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$400 |
DJ |
LITERATURE |
1986-09-10 |
#458 |