--- product_id: 4803080 title: "Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)" price: "€ 40.49" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4803080-don-quixote-penguin-classics store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) **Price:** € 40.49 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) - **How much does it cost?** € 40.49 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4803080-don-quixote-penguin-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description With its experimental form and literary playfulness, this classic is generally recognized as the first modern novel. Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray—he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants—Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together—and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years. This Penguin Classics edition, with its beautiful new cover design, includes John Rutherford's masterly translation, which does full justice to the energy and wit of Cervantes's prose, as well as a brilliant critical introduction by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarriá. Review: Worth the good prince. Penguin Classics Don Quixote. - Excellent introduction by Robert Echeverria and translation by John Rutherford. Also a very good translator's note that makes for interesting reading. Type face rather small, but inevitable for a huge volume. Review: My new favorite classic - Don Quixote has the humor of Nacho Libre and a weird blend of fantasy and reality that I can only compare to Galaxy Quest. I. Loved. This. Book. I was surprised how funny it was. Like laugh-out-loud funny with crude potty humor (my favorite) and violence that the Three Stooges would love. For example, Don Quixote does something absolutely crazy until I can’t stand him but then he gets the crap beaten out of him so I felt sorry for him and kind of liked him again until, of course, he does something crazy again. It actually takes a while to get tired of that cycle because it manages to be funny every time. By the time I was tired of it, Don Quixote started to change and develop more. The story is tragic, too, so it has some depth (but even the tragedy manages to be kind of funny). If you read this novel in high school and feel like you didn’t read the same book as me, YOU DIDN’T. You need to read the Edith Grossman translation. It’s amazing. It flows well. It’s modern enough to understand yet she worked hard to keep as much of the context of the time period and language as possible. The style feels similar to reading Jane Austen. It’s not totally modern but not old enough that it’s hard to understand. Edith’s footnotes in this novel were great. They gave context when needed. They pointed out plot holes that I didn’t even notice like someone in the room talking even though the author never mentioned them coming in. She also did her best to explain the word play humor that sadly didn’t translate to English. If you’re still not convinced to read it because it’s long, I can tell you that the reason it’s so long is because there are chivalric novellas inserted into the narrative. They’re good stories but if you are intimidated by how long it is, you could skip these novellas. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #5,919 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #245 in Classic Literature & Fiction #615 in Epic Fantasy (Books) #733 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,740 Reviews | ## Images ![Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81kIVgGfc+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth the good prince. Penguin Classics Don Quixote. *by M***S on January 13, 2026* Excellent introduction by Robert Echeverria and translation by John Rutherford. Also a very good translator's note that makes for interesting reading. Type face rather small, but inevitable for a huge volume. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My new favorite classic *by J***. on July 9, 2016* Don Quixote has the humor of Nacho Libre and a weird blend of fantasy and reality that I can only compare to Galaxy Quest. I. Loved. This. Book. I was surprised how funny it was. Like laugh-out-loud funny with crude potty humor (my favorite) and violence that the Three Stooges would love. For example, Don Quixote does something absolutely crazy until I can’t stand him but then he gets the crap beaten out of him so I felt sorry for him and kind of liked him again until, of course, he does something crazy again. It actually takes a while to get tired of that cycle because it manages to be funny every time. By the time I was tired of it, Don Quixote started to change and develop more. The story is tragic, too, so it has some depth (but even the tragedy manages to be kind of funny). If you read this novel in high school and feel like you didn’t read the same book as me, YOU DIDN’T. You need to read the Edith Grossman translation. It’s amazing. It flows well. It’s modern enough to understand yet she worked hard to keep as much of the context of the time period and language as possible. The style feels similar to reading Jane Austen. It’s not totally modern but not old enough that it’s hard to understand. Edith’s footnotes in this novel were great. They gave context when needed. They pointed out plot holes that I didn’t even notice like someone in the room talking even though the author never mentioned them coming in. She also did her best to explain the word play humor that sadly didn’t translate to English. If you’re still not convinced to read it because it’s long, I can tell you that the reason it’s so long is because there are chivalric novellas inserted into the narrative. They’re good stories but if you are intimidated by how long it is, you could skip these novellas. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional book *by J***A on February 15, 2026* A must read for everyone that loves classic literature. This is truly one of the greatest books of all time. ## Frequently Bought Together - Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) - The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics) - Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4803080-don-quixote-penguin-classics](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4803080-don-quixote-penguin-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-05-22*