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A Short Biography of Miguel de Cervantes

Author Name:

Miguel de Cervantes

Born As:

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Other Names:

Miguel de Cervantes

Born:

29 Sep 1547

Died:

23 Apr 1616




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Adventurer, writer, novelist and poet                          
Selected Works:

Novels:

La Galatea - 1585:
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha - 1605: First volume of Don Quixote.
Novelas Ejemplares - 1613
La Gitanilla - The Gypsy Girl
El Amante Liberal - The Generous Lover
Rinconete y Cortadillo - Rinconete & Cortadillo
La Española Inglesa - The English Spanish Lady
El Licenciado Vidriera - The Lawyer of Glass
La Fuerza de la Sangre - The Power of Blood
El Celoso Extremeño - The Jealous Man From Extremadura
La Ilustre Fregona - The Illustrious Kitchen-Maid
Novela de las Dos Doncellas - The Novel of the Two Damsels
Novela de la Señora Cornelia - The Novel of Lady Cornelia
Novela del Casamiento Engañoso - The Novel of the Deceitful Marriage
El Coloquio de los Perros - The Dialogue of the Dogs
Segunda Parte del Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha - 1615: Second volume of Don Quixote.
Los Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda - 1617.                          
Miguel's mother's family lost all their money, and her father sold her into marriage to his father Rodrigo.                          
                          
Don Quixote is cited as the first classic model of the modern romance or novel, and it has served as the prototype of the comic novel.