Melville House Books

It was one of the very first novels, and certainly ‘the world�s first best-seller,” and now cities on five continents are planning celebrations for the 400th birthday of The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha. As an Agence France Presse report notes, Miquel de Cervantes‘ masterpiece will be celebrated not just in Spain, but “also in cities such as Dallas, Mexico City, Paris, Brussels, Oran and Saint Petersburg, set to host a string of plays, debates, exhibitions, concerts and films.”

Dennis Johnson is the founder of MobyLives, and the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.