Don Quixote

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The best-known book in Spanish literature, telling the story of the adventurous knight-errant and his squire Sancho Panzo, who set out to right the wrongs of the world.

504 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1615

This edition

Format
504 pages, Hardcover
Published
July 14, 2006 by Ann Arbor Media
ISBN
9781587263996
ASIN
1587263998
Language
English
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  • Sancho Panza

    Sancho Panza

    Sancho Panza is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote, written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote, and provides comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, that are a combinati...

  • Don Quijote de la Mancha

    Don Quijote De La Mancha

    Name also spelled "Quixote," "Quichot". The spelling "Quijote" listed here as it was the name given in the original version of the story.Contrary to popular belief, "Don" is not this characters first name; In Spanish, "don" is a title meaning someth...

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Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as the first modern novel.

It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.

In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.

He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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April 17,2025
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So much has been said about this book by so many people much smarter than I will ever be - so I will focus on this single point: Don Quixote is considered 'mad' by everyone - yet he is the only one who always tells the truth - and those who label him 'mad' take advantage of this. To me the central question is this: must one be mad to tell the truth in a world of liars? Highest recommendation.
April 17,2025
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Lectura obligatoria durante la educación secundaria. Me encantó leerlo y estudiarlo.
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"طوبى للعهد الذي ستذاع فيه أفعالي الجريئة الرائعة الخليقة بأن تنقش على البرنز، وتحفر على المرمر، وترسم على الخشب، لتحيا أبداً في ذاكرة الأجيال المقبلة. وأنت أيها الحكيم الساحر، أياً من كنت، يا من قدر لك أن تكون مؤرخاً لهذه الأحداث الرائعة، أتوسل إليك ألا تنسى فرسي الطيب روثينانته، رفيقي الدائم في جميع أسفاري."
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تعود بي الذاكرة إلى أيام طفولتي حين كنت أشاهد مسلسلاً كرتونياً يكون يكون بطله فارس جوّال يريد أن يحقق الأعمال المجيدة ويغيث المستضعفين، لكن ما يحدث معه هو العكس تماماً، وكان هذا الفارس هو دون كيشوت أو دون كيخوته. كبرت وعرفت بأن المسلسل الكرتوني مأخوذ عن رواية بنفس الاسم لميجل دي ثربانتس سابدرا. كنت متخوّفة من البدء بقرائتها لأنني كنت أظن بأنها ستكون صعبة ودسمة المحتوى. وأخيراً كسرت حاجز الخوف واقتنيتها ووضعتها على قائمة القراءة لهذا العام، وحمداً لله الذي وفقني لإتمام قرائتها.

تبدأ هذه الرواية العظيمة مع النبيل ألونسو كيخانو من إقليم المانتشا، الذي كان مولعاً بقراءة كتب الفروسية، مما أثر على عقله وجعله يتخذ قراراً غير مجريات حياته كلها؛ أن يصبح فارساً جوالاً يغيث المستضعفين ويدافع عن النساء، ويحارب الأعداء الأشرار، وأن يقف في وجه الظلم وأن ينصف المظلومين ويرد لكل حق حقه. وبالفعل غيّر اسمه لدون كيخوته دي لا مانتشا وتجهّز بعتاد كامل وبخوذة ورمح، وجهّز فرسه روثينانته لبدء انطلاقته الأولى، وبالتأكيد لم ينس أن يتخذ محبوبة كعادة الفرسان الجوالة، وهي دلثنيا دل توبوسو منقطعة النظير. لكنه عاد إلى منزله بعد مدة قصيرة، واتخذ سائساً لخيله، وهو جاره الساذج، سنشوب نثا الذي طمع بالحصول على حكم جزيرة ينعم بها عليه مولاه دون كيخوته حين يربح مغامراته ويهزم الأعداء. وانطلقا ليبحثا عن المغامرات. وبفضل جنون دون كيخوته المستحكم الذي يصوّر له كل شيء على عكس ما هو حقيقة، وسذاجة سنشو، تحدث لهما الكثير من المغامرات والوقائع العجيبة، الأليمة، والخطيرة، والمضحكة، ويتعرفا على أشخاص كثر: رعاة، وفرسان، وحاملي شهادات، وهاربين من العدالة، ونسوة عاشقات، وممثلين، وحكّام، وإلخ.

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"إن أعمال دون كيخوته العظيمة لا بد أن تلقى الإعجاب أو الضحك."
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يُقال أن ثربانتس ألف هذه الرواية ليهاجم بها كتب الفروسية التي كانت واسعة الانتشار في كل أوروبا الغربية، وليس في إسبانيا وحدها. وكذلك حياة ثربانتس الحافلة بكل أنواع المصائب والنوائب والمظالم، مما جعله ييأس من الدنيا والناس، ولهذا لم يجد خيراً من السخرية والتهكم يستعين بهما على احتمال الحياة. ولهذا هاجم الناس جميعاً في روايته البديعة هذه. وهكذا كان "دون كيخوته" سخرية من البطولة الزائفة، والعدالة المموهة، والحقارة الاجتماعية. والنفاق الذي ساد في ذلك العصر. فكان "دون كيخوته" كما أراده ثربانتس، مرآة للعصر بكل مخازيه الاجتماعية، والسياسية والإدراية، ما يعج به من ذرائع ونفاق ودعاوى زائفة في الآداب والأخلاق. وقد تناول هذا كله بسخرية ليست حزينة، بل مبهجة، تنظر إلى العيوب بأفق وتردد بين البسمات والعبرات. بالإضافة للعلاقة الجدلية بين شخصية دون كيخوته وسنشو بنثا، حيث يمثّل دون كيخوته المثل الإنساني الأعلى، الذي يصطدم بالواقع الكالح فينتهي بالإخفاق. وسنشوب نثا الذي يمثّل القيم المادية والرغبة في الامتلاك.

رواية بديعة بكل ما في الكلمة من معنى. وبالتأكيد لن أنس الإشادة بروعة ترجمة الدكتور والفيلسوف الكبير عبد الرحمن بدوي، رحمه الله رحمة واسعة وجعل مجهوده هذا في ميزان حسناته.

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"الإنسانية لم تتقدم على مدى الزمان إلا بفضل نماذج قليلة من أمثال دون كيخوته تألقت في سمائها الملبدة بالغيوم في لحظات صحو وصفو نادرة."
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"هنا يرقد النبيل الباسل
الذي بلغ الغايات بشجاعته
ولوحظ أن الموت لم يستطيع
أن يقهر حياته بالهلاك
تحدى الدنيا بأسرها
وكان مثار الخوف والرهبة
في العالم في ظروف مواتية
حتى إن ما أمن له السعادة
هو أنه مات عاقلاً بعد أن كان مجنوناً"
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April 17,2025
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Ah, I am not yet done with the reading but while I am on early pages of this mammoth book (well, certainly a bit of exaggeration in the style of Don Quixote), I have just reached to this chapter where our world-renowned Knight is wandering in the Sierra Morena (Black Mountains), being one of the rarest Adventures in this authentic history…

So, there is this Perfect timing to have this new amazing adventure posted on the internet, just one day ago, and I cannot help thinking how Don Quixote would have approached it, especially that he was keen to always see behind the real actuality:

https://youtu.be/4tySWLqrYRo

…of course, my reading journey is to continue :D

So, now (I mean today 3rd April) that I have finished reading the stories of Don Quixote I have realized these are my stories too. Ah, not ad-litteram, of course. But my mind is nothing but a Don Quixote. Now I finally know it. Thank God for this book, otherwise I wouldn’t have figured it out.
Fortunately, I watched the cartoons when I was a child and I loved them immensely. Thus, I thought that those stories were written to entertain children. But, ohhh, I was so wrong! Now, at a much later stage in my life, I acknowledge that I am doing the same twenty-four hours a day. That is my slumber. That is my sleep. I seem to be outwardly awake, but inside great dreams are floating around. Now it’s easier to see that I am just covered by layer upon layer of dreams, of the same quality of Don Quixote.
I have enjoyed tremendously reading this book. In a sort of a way, I could say that my mind was in ecstasy. This allowed for the elixir to flow continuously and, strangely, there was no need to speak, I became absolutely silent. I guess I was meditating what would have meant for me to be in the company of a master as Don Quixote. Certainly that would mean to be in the company of seekers, in a place where good and kind people are gathered, where good and noble thoughts are being talked about. Well, to be in such a place, where noble thoughts are discussed and to listen to them, is of immense value. But, but, but understanding them is possible only when you arrive at the same state they are in…
Meanwhile reading this book you can experience the elixir that flows from its words, and you can allow these words to penetrate you, if you be receptive and keep an open mind. For my part, Don Quixote is a great master from whom one can learn how to be ecstatic, and if so, you have learned it all :))
April 17,2025
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I have been accused all my life of being odd. I was the studious nerd in school. I am the cool professional at work. I am one who generally shuns attention. I am a solid rock in my family life. Except when I’m not those things. Sometimes I am a 44 year old going on 14. I get drunk with my 20-something year old friends, play pranks on people at work, put on a show during karaoke night, and exist for days on things that are only called food if you stretch the definition by a good bit. Adulting can get boring; it isn’t at all what I thought it would be and I feel the need to be someone else from time to time. Anyone else.

Literary scholars still argue today about whether Don Quixote was insane or was rebelling from a tedious boring life and was fully aware of what he was doing. I truly believe that it is the latter. The proof is right there inside the book.

On the incident with the windmills:
n  “What giants?” said Sancho Panza.
“Those you see over there,’ replied his master, “with the long arms; sometimes they are almost two leagues long.”
“Look, your grace,” Sancho responded, “those things that appear over there aren’t giants but windmills, and what looks like their arms are the sails that are turned by the wind and make the grindstone move.”
“It seems clear to me,” replied Don Quixote, “that thou art not well-versed in the matter of adventures.”
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On the incident with the sheep:
n  “Senor, may the devil take me, but no man, giant, or knight of all those your grace has mentioned can be seen anywhere around here; at least, I don’t see them; maybe it’s all enchantment, like last night’s phantoms.”
“How can you say that?” responded Don Quixote. “Do you not hear the neighing of the horses, the call of the clarions, the sound of the drums?”
“I don’t hear anything,” responded Sancho, “except the bleating of lots of sheep.”
And this was the truth, because the two flocks were drawing near.
It is your fear, Sancho,” said Don Quixote, “that keeps you from seeing or hearing properly, because one of the effects of fear is to cloud the senses and make things appear other than they are.”
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On Dulcinea, the name DQ gives to a peasant girl whose actual name is Aldonza Lorenzo, and who is beloved above all things by DQ even though he has never met her and she doesn’t know he exists, because all knights must have a maiden to whom they dedicate all their great works:
n  “And therefore it is enough for me to think and believe that my good Aldonza Lorenzo is beautiful and virtuous; as for her lineage, it matters little, for no one is going to investigate it in order to give her a robe of office, and I can think she is the highest princess in the world. Because you should know, Sancho, if you do not know already, that two things inspire love more than any other; they are great beauty and a good name, and these two things reach their consummation in Dulcinea, for in beauty, no one is her equal, and as for a good name, few can approach her. And to conclude, I imagine that everything I say is true, no more and no less; and I depict her in my imagination as I wish her to be in beauty and in distinction…”n

On Quixote’s otherwise intelligent demeanor:
n  “The canon looked at him, marveling at the strangeness of his profound madness and at how he displayed a very fine intelligence when he spoke and responded to questions, his feet slipping from the stirrups, as has been said many times before, only when the subject was chivalry.”n

On reading books of chivalry:
n  “And your grace should believe me when I tell you, as I already have, to read these books, and you will see how they drive away melancholy if you are so afflicted and improve your spirits if they happen to be low.”n

On playing the fool:
n  “…the most perceptive character in a play is the fool, because the man who wishes to seem simple cannot possibly be a simpleton.”n

On telling tall tales:
n  “Sancho, just as you want people to believe what you have seen in the sky, I want you to believe what I saw in the Cave of Montesinos. And that is all I have to say.”n

On what happens when you force people to adult:
n  “Oh, Senor,” said Don Antonio, “may God forgive you for the harm you have done to the entire world in wishing to restore the sanity of the most amusing madman in it! Don’t you see, Senor, that the benefit caused by the sanity of Don Quixote cannot be as great as the pleasure produced by his madness?"n

On what to do when you can’t pretend to be a knight errant anymore:
n  “I should like, O Sancho, for us to become shepherds, at least for the time I must be retired. I shall buy some sheep, and all the other things needed for the pastoral exercise, and my name will be Shepherd Quixotiz and yours Shepherd Pancino, ….pleasure will give us our songs; joy, our weeping; Apollo, our verses; love, our conceits; and with these we shall make ourselves eternal and famous, not only in the present but in times to come.”n


Trust me, Don Quixote, I get it. The world needs more people who see unicorns where there are donkeys, or rainbows where there are storm clouds. The world needs people who think they are Beyonce on karaoke night. The world needs more dreamers. We aren't crazy; we just might be tired of the boring ass world everyone else lives in.
April 17,2025
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Υπάρχουν βιβλία στα οποία γίνεται συχνότατα αναφορά, αλλά εξίσου συχνά δεν έχουν διαβαστεί από το ευρύ κοινό και των οποίων η αξία είναι αναμφίλεκτη. Ο "Δον Κιχώτης" είναι σίγουρα το πλέον αναγνωρίσιμο από αυτά. Ο τίτλος του "1ου σύγχρονου μυθιστορήματος" προσδίδει ιδιαίτερη αξία σε ένα κείμενο που χρονολογείται τα σωτήρια έτη 1605-1615.
Η πλοκή και οι ήρωες είναι ως επί το πλείστον γνωστά, οπότε δεν έχει νόημα να αναφερθώ σε αυτά. Θα σταθώ σε κάποια μόνο σημεία, εν τάχει, τα οποία με ενθουσίασαν:
Εν αρχή, η μεταφορά σε πεζό λόγο του έμμετρου έπους με σκοπό την αποδόμησή του. Εν προκειμένω, η χιουμοριστική αποκαθήλωση ενός ολόκληρου είδους (ιπποτικό μυθιστόρημα) μέσω της κριτικής ματιάς στο ηρωικό και στο ένδοξο, όπως μπορεί ταυτόχρονα να ιδωθεί ως ιλαρό και τραγικό, "σκιάζοντας" με γκρίζους τόνους τη μέχρι τότε -μα και μετέπειτα- μανιχαϊστική οπτική.
Ακόμα, η χρονική αποστασιοποίηση, απαράμιλλη για την εποχή εκείνη (αλλά και όποια εποχή τελικά), η οποία τοποθετεί έναν καθρέφτη μπροστά στο οικείο, μετατρέποντάς το σε κάτι ανοίκειο και τούμπαλιν, υποχρεώνοντας τον εν γρηγόρση αναγνώστη να σταθεί με αυτοκριτική διάθεση απέναντι στα ειωθότα, θεώμενος εξ αποστάσεως τα δρώμενα.
Και βέβαια, τεχνικές όπως η συμπερίληψη άλλων βιβλίων εντός του αρχικού κορμού του "Δον Κιχώτη" και η υποκατάσταση του συγγραφέα από άλλα "προσωπεία"-συγγραφείς, η οποία υποσκάπτει καθ' εαυτήν την έννοια του πανταχού παρόντος Δημιουργού αποδομώντας την εξουσία του, αποδεικνύουν τη μεγαλοφυία ενός συγγραφέα Προ-Μηθέα σε σχέση με την εποχή του.
Ακόμα και στο τέλος που ο "γνωστικός" πλέον Δον Κιχώτης αποσύρεται άδοξα και δια παντός από τη σκηνή της "Ανθρώπινης Κωμωδίας" που ο ίδιος βίωσε ως "Ηρωικό Δράμα", η σκιά του πλανόδιου ιππότη, η "Δύναμις και η Δόξα", θα συνεχίζει να περιφέρεται στον "απομαγεμένο" κόσμο της Νεωτερικής λογοτεχνίας, "στοιχειώνοντας" δημιουργικά τους επιγόνους.
Εν τέλει, στην αναπόφευκτη ερώτηση (κάθε φορά που τη διαβάζω εξοργίζομαι!): "Μα τι έχει να προσφέρει ένα τόσο παλιό βιβλίο στον σύγχρονο αναγνώστη;" η απάντηση σε αυτόν που την κάνει είναι ξεκάθαρη: "Απολύτως τίποτα!" Όχι γιατί -θυμίζω ξανά τον Χέγκελ- ο ήρωας δεν είναι ήρωας, αλλά γιατί ο υπηρέτης είναι υπηρέτης. Οι λοιποί ενδιαφερόμενοι, δεν χρήζουν νουθεσίας - έχουν ήδη προστρέξει.
April 17,2025
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1001 Libros que hay que leer antes de morir: N.º 198 de 1001

¡Señoras, señores, que es el Quijote, qué voy a decir yo a estas alturas que no hayan dicho miles de eruditos mejor! ¿Es la mejor novela de la historia? HOMBRE QUE SI LO ES.

Voy a hacer mias las palabras de un tercero, famoso por la vehemencia de sus sentencias, pero "nadie tiene un Quijote, no lo podréis tener jamás. En el mejor de los casos podéis tener un traductor inteligente para haceros ver, de lejos, más o menos, lo que es el Quijote". Y Amén.
April 17,2025
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YouTube kanalımda Cervantes'in hayatı, Don Kişot ve kronolojik okuma sırası hakkında bilgi edinebilirsiniz:
https://youtu.be/FgMisPxqTFk

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Don Quijote : Herkese merhaba, ben Don Quijote, namıdiğer Mahzun Yüzlü Şövalye! 400 küsür yaşındayım. Yani şu an bu yazıyı okuyan herhangi birinden çok daha yaşlı bir kitabım. Bu 400 yıl içerisinde benden sonra çok şey değişti, içimde silahtarım Sancho Panza ile yaşadığım serüvenleri anlatmama rağmen bütün romanların başlangıcı sayılabilirim.

Derken, o anda bu incelemenin esas yazarının Seyyid Hamid Goodreadscani olduğu anlaşılır. Fakat Don Quijote'nin asırlar boyu konuştuğuna kimse inanmayacağından ötürü ve yakılıp sansürlenmesinden korkulduğu için Don Quijote'nin serüvenlerini kendi ağzından aktaracağız. Şimdi onun serüvenlerine geri dönelim.

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Don Quijote : Sizler de kimsiniz, yoksa yel değirmenleri büyülendi ve size mi dönüştü?

Kitaplar: Pek de öyle sayılmaz, sevgili Don Quijote. Aslında senden sonra yel değirmenlerine saldıran pek çok kitap yazıldı. Sen 17.yy'da engizisyona ve sisteme tek başına kaldırdın, bunun da adını yel değirmenleri koydun. Bizler de 19. ve 20. yy'ın yel değirmenlerine baş kaldıranlarız. Sen, tek başına yel değirmenlerine saldırınca bir şey olmamış olabilir. Ama kırmızı sakallı topal karıncalar içindeki şarkıyı keşfederse, Winston Büyük Birader'i sevmezse, Katip Bartleby pasif direnişte bulunup ona edilen dikteleri yapmayı tercih etmezse, gecenin sonuna doğru yolculuk ettiğimiz besini militarizm olan bu hayatta silah ve kalem arasında kalırsak, biz de bir gün içimizde yel değirmenlerine karşı birlik olma inancını taşıyabiliriz!

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Don Quijote : Sizler de kimsiniz, yoksa sizler de benim gibi olmayan sevgiyi, benle birlikte Dulcinea'mı aramaya mı geldiniz?

Kitaplar: Tam olarak üstüne bastın efendim. Sen olmasaydın biz de olmazdık. Çünkü Aylak Adam olmayan sevgiyi arıyordu, Atılgan'ın dediğine göre öyle bir sevgi dünyada yoktu. Dostoyevski erken dönem eserlerinde sürekli ulaşılamayan Rus kadınını anlattı. Marcel Proust, Kayıp Zamanın İzinde serisinde bir insana mı yoksa bir zamana mı ait olduğumuzu araştırdı. Onun da senin gibi vaktini kaybettiği olmayan bir sevgisi vardı. Biz de aslında senden sonra, seninle birlikte kendi Dulcinea'mızı arayanlardanız!

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Don Quijote : Dostum, aslında seni de tanımıyorum ama nedense sana karşı içimde bir sıcaklık oluştu. Neden dersin?

Fareler ve İnsanlar : Çünkü içimde anlattığım George ve Lennie adlı karakterlere çok benzeyen karakter tasarımları kullanmışsın! Sen ve Sancho Panza arasındaki akıl-delilik, zeka-fiziksel güç, zenginlik-fakirlik karşıtlıkları aynı benim kitabımda kullandığım gibiydi. Çünkü sen Sanayi Devrimi'nin getireceği ve toplum hayatına etki edeceği o bütün tez ve antitezlerin başlangıcısın!

O anda bu incelemenin yazarı olan Seyyid Hamid Goodreadscani Don Quijote'yi kendisinden sonraki domino taşlarının yanına götürür.

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Don Quijote : Aman, aman, aman! Devriliyorum, neler oluyor?

Sefiller, Suç ve Ceza, Niteliksiz Adam : Edebiyat da bir domino gibidir Don Quijote. Sen ise roman dünyasının dominosunun ilk taşısın. Belki de sen olmasaydın Sefiller'deki devrim ruhu, barikat direnişleri ve Jean Valjean karakteri olmazdı. Sen olmasaydın Raskolnikov baltayı indiremezdi belki o kadına ya da Niteliksiz Adam'da Ulrich bir toplumun çöküşüyle birlikte insanların da kendi içindeki çöküşlerine şahit olamayabilirdi. Yazarların bir döneme ışık tutması gerektiğini biz senden öğrendik!

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Don Quijote : Sizler de kimsiniz, yoksa sizler de beni yazan Seyyid Hamid Badincani gibi sizler de el yazmalarından mı oluşuyordunuz? Sansürden ve yakılmaktan mı korktunuz?

Gece, Ses ve Öfke : Tam olarak öyle değil, Don Quijote. Aslında postmodernizmin oluşmasını da bir nebze sana borçluyuz. Çünkü Cervantes yerine kitabını yazan başka bir isim kullanman aslında senin roman dünyası ile gerçek dünya arasına bir katman koyduğunu, yani üstkurmacayı yansıtıyor. Metinlerarasılık, üstkurmaca ve postmodernizmin başlangıcını biz senden öğrendik!

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Don Quijote : Sizler de kimsiniz, Sancho sen tanıyor musun bunları?

Sancho Panza : Hayır efendim ama gözüm bir yerden ısırıyor açıkçası, bu kitaplar da büyülenmiş olabilir.

Dava ve Şato : Yok, yok. Biz büyülenmiş olanlar değiliz. Büyülü olan kitaplar birazdan gelecek. Sancho, aslında senin bizi tanıman gerekirdi. Çünkü biz de senin yaptığın valilik gibi içimizde ideal bürokrasi ve devlet düzenini, insanın bu siyasi düzen arasında kaybolmasını ve insanın kendi davasını bir ruh şatosunda aramasını anlatmıştık. O yüzden Seyyid Hamid'i Max Brod'a çok yakın görüyoruz diyebiliriz.

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Don Quijote : Size kanım çok ısındı, neden oldu bu sizce?

Cardenio : Ben zaten senin içindeki Cardenio karakterinden esinlenme bir oyunum, sevgili Don Quijote. O yüzden olmasın?

Sis : Benim de yazarım aslında senin gibi ana karakterim olan Augusto ile konuşmuştu. Sen de içinde Don Quijote'nin iki cildinden ilk kitabı okumuştun, hatırlasana Don Quijote! Hatta Unamuno'nun kendi yazdığı türe "nivola" demesi ve o güne kadarki türlere tamamen eleştiri sayılabilecek bir tür ortaya koyması gibi, sen de şövalye romanlarına, Doğu öykülerine, Bizans romansına ve çağın edebiyat anlayışına tepki olarak bu kitabı yazmıştın!

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Don Quijote : Dostum Sancho, işte bu kitaplar gerçekten de büyülü. Bu kitaplardan bana aşırı büyü geçiyor şu an!

Yüzyıllık Yalnızlık, Sevgili Arsız Ölüm : Tam da doğru noktaya bastın Don Quijote, atın olan Rocinante'yi o noktadan çek! Çünkü bizler, içimizde, büyülü gerçekçilikle birlikte tuhaf olanın sıradanlaşmasını anlattık. Senin mağaraya inme serüveninde yaşadığın gerçek ile hayal arasındaki uçları, biz de karakterlerimize yaşatmak istedik. Edebiyatın büyüyle ve halklar arasında anlatılan batıl inançlar, efsanelerle birlikte daha yükseğe ve özgünlüğe kavuşabileceğine inandık!

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Don Quijote : Ah, offf! Ne yapıyorsun, sen de kimsin? Niye bana vuruyorsun??

Otomatik Portakal : Ben şiddeti anlatmayı senin sayende öğrendim Don Quijote. İçimde anlattığım şiddet kültürü ve senin girdiğin her mekanda sana atılan dayakları tamamen senden çektim aldım ve içimdeki karakterlere uyguladım. Çünkü bunu çok sevmiştim.

O anda bütün kitaplar : Sen bize modernizmi, postmodernizmi, distopyayı, büyülü gerçekçiliği, Kafka'yı, Dostoyevski'yi, Robert Musil'i, Marcel Proust'u, Marquez'i, Unamuno'yu, Yaşar Kemal'i öğrettin Don Quijote! Sana çok şey borçluyuz. Senin bu yaptığın iyiliği hiçbir zaman unutmayacağız.

O anda Seyyid Hamid Goodreadscani, bu incelemenin sonunun gelmesi gerektiğini anladı. Çünkü Don Quijote, bütün bunları duyduktan sonra amacına ulaştığını anlamıştı. Bütün o şövalye romanlarına ve engizisyona korkusuzca karşı çıkan bu Mahzun Yüzlü Şövalye artık huzur içinde uyuyabilirdi.
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