Like tilting at a windmill: Cervantes lost on MadridSpanish honor author, but remain aloof

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: November 6, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Renwick McLean
International Herald Tribune
11-06-2004
This is the city where Miguel de Cervantes did most of his writing, published ''Don Quixote,'' died and was buried. But his tomb is closed to the public, his house no longer stands, and the shop where ''Don Quixote of La Mancha'' was first printed is marked only by a plaque.Cervantes, always an outsider in Spain during his lifetime, is in some ways still struggling to fit in here, even as the country plans big celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the publishing of ''Don Quixote'' in January.''Cervantes is the most important Spanish ...

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