Give a Boy a Clue: Make'em read the book

I'm currently reading an extraordinary novel. The book's protagonist is a man who, as far as the other characters are concerned, is insane and delusional. His madness was fueled by the popular entertainment of his age. He traveled about his land carrying deadly weapons and committing acts of violence resulting from his lunacy.

So severe was the man's psychosis that neighbors and town officials burned his personal library of materials they believed to have predominantly influenced his deviant behavior.

This book I'm referring to is none other than Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. It was first published almost 400 years ago and is acknowledged by many scholars to be the finest piece of literature ever written.

Posted on 2003-07-24 00:44:52.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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