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• Don Quixote

  Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616

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  Get (re)acquainted with the Don Quixote story by (re)reading Grossman's acclaimed translation of the Cervantes classic before you see QUIXOTE NUEVO.

• Going Bovine

  Bray, Libba

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  References to Don Quixote abound in this darkly humorous teen novel about a teenager diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-­Jakob disease (aka mad cow disease) who embarks on an epic quest (which may all be in his head) with some unforgettable…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cervantes and the Legend of Don Quijote

  Spirit of a Book

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  This documentary film explores the enduring legacy of Cervantes' classic novel through film clips, reenactments and interviews with Jose Saramago, Mario Vargas Llosa and other authors and academics.

• The Idiot

  Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881

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  Dostoyevsky was a huge fan of Cervantes' masterpiece, and Prince Myshkin, the protagonist of The Idiot, was directly inspired by the character of Don Quixote.

• Man of La Mancha

  the New Broadway Cast Recording

  Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014

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  Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Ernie Sabella star in the cast recording from the 2002 revival of the 1965 Broadway musical, "Man of La Mancha," which was inspired by "Don Quixote."

• Lost in La Mancha

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  Narrated by Jeff Bridges, this 2002 documentary follows director Terry Gilliam's aborted first attempt to film an adaptation of Don Quixote starring Johnny Depp, Jean Rochefort and Vanessa Paradis.

• The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

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  After nearly 3 decades of working on this film, Gilliam finally released The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a loose adaption of Cervantes' novel that also alludes to Gilliam's struggles with the project, in 2018. Adam Driver stars as Toby…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Boy Will Die of Sorrow

  a Memoir of Immigration From the Front Lines

  Olivares, Efrén C.

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  A Mexican American immigrant and a human rights lawyer representing undocumented families at the border, Olivares intertwines his personal story with an eye-opening account of the current immigration crisis.

• Wrinkles

  Roca, Paco (Comic book artist)

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  Like QUIXOTE NUEVO, this thoughtful graphic novel about a man suffering from Alzheimer's who is placed in a care-giving facility treats a sensitive and complex topic with nuance and compassion.

• Quichotte

  a Novel

  Rushdie, Salman

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  “A modern Don Quixote lands in Trumpian America and finds plenty of windmills to tilt at.” (Kirkus)

• Retablos

  Stories From a Life Lived Along the Border

  Solis, Octavio

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  QUIXOTE NUEVO playwright Octavio Solis won critical acclaim for this evocative and arresting memoir, told in a series of vignettes, of growing up Latino on the US/Mexico border.

• Quixote

  the Novel and the World

  Stavans, Ilan

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  "Tracing four centuries of influence of what hispanophones affectionately call “el Quijote,” Stavans takes an entertainingly idiosyncratic look at Don Quijote, the 'novel of novels'." (Publishers Weekly)

• Tejano Siempre #1's

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  Tejano music provides the melodic heartbeat of QUIXOTE NUEVO. Hear some of the genre's biggest hitmakers, from La Mafia to Selena to Bobby Pudilo, in this streaming collection.

• Doña Quixote. Rise of the Knight

  Terciero, Rey

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  “As a descendant of Don Quixote, Lucia Castillo is ready to follow in the tradition of her ancestors and be a real knight.” (Kirkus)

• Voices of the Border

  Testimonios of Migration, Deportation, and Asylum

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  Based on interviews conducted by the Kino Border Initiative, this collection documents the experiences of immigrants, refugees and deportees at the US/Mexico border in their own words.

• Seattle Rep's QUIXOTE NUEVO website

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  Aging Cervantes professor Jose Quijano isn’t going down without a fight. When his family tries to move him to an assisted living facility, Jose escapes on his valiant tricycle steed in search of his long-lost love. Reality and fantasy blur…Read moreRead more of this annotation