Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote follows an aging Spanish gentleman who becomes so fascinated by tales of chivalry that he decides to become a wandering knight himself. Renaming himself Don Quixote, he sets out with his practical companion, Sancho Panza, in search of adventure, justice, and honor. His imagination transforms ordinary people and places into heroic challenges, leading to humorous and often moving misunderstandings. Miguel de Cervantes blends satire, adventure, philosophy, and social observation to explore idealism, reality, friendship, dignity, and human nature. Widely regarded as a landmark of world literature, the novel remains both deeply comic and remarkably thoughtful.