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Don Quixote in among the top five more important books in history.
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Popularity doesn't mean fame or, as just said by Armand, importance.Originally Posted by Lala4
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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And only that 1,3 billion Chinese know it. Don Quijote is absolutely more universal.
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Well, all European languages have an equivalent of 'to tilt at windmills' when they mean someone is fighting imaginary enemies.
If your native language isn't Spanish that book is very hard to read in its original language. I can tell you that as well.
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Well, I asked for the fame but of course, yeah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_QuixoteAs a founding work of modern Western literatura and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published, such as in the World Library's 2002 list, "The 100 Best Books of All Time", which cited Don Quixote as authors' choice for the "best literary work ever written", and has been translated into more languages than any book other than the Bible.
It has had major influence on the literary community, as evidenced by direct references in Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers (1844) and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884).
And talking about top five, which would you name in your list?
To me perhaps Don Quijote, Romeo and Juliet, The Three Musketeers, Moby Dick and Around the world in eighty days.
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Don Quixote is the most published and translated book in history after Bible, so yes.
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Don Quijote is to Spanish speaking people as Shakespeare is to English speaking. I don't think it is the most famous because English is the most spoken language and (at least in the US) very few people are familiar with the book.
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There is one thing that is called translation
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True. I can't speak for the world. But Wikipedia says it is a 400 year old book and has been translated to most languages than any other book with the exception other than the Bible. It is also regarded highly by the literature community and it is considered among the best works ever. But I still don't know if it is the most famous book ever.There is one thing that is called translation
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Which do you think is the most famous then?
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