Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer of the Renaissance Era. His most notable work is the novel Don Quixote (a short title for The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha), published in 1612 (Part 1) and 1620 (Part 2). It is considered the first modern novel in Western literature.
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  • Lifetime: 29 September 1547 • 22 April 1616
  • Main genre: (too various to tell)
  • Literary movement: The Renaissance
  • Mid-2026 popularity rank:  45 • Trending
"The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water."
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