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1934 erschien mit "Cervantes" im Querido Verlag in Amsterdam einer der großen Romane der deutschsprachigen Exilliteratur. Der heute in Vergessenheit geratene Schriftsteller Bruno Frank erzählt darin die Geschichte von Miguel de Cervantes, dem Verfasser von "Don Quijote". In Cervantes, der einem von Armut und Unglück gezeichneten Leben einen der unvergänglichen Romane der Menschheit abrang, fand Frank einen zeitlosen und kämpferischen Helden, der auch ihm als Vorbild dienen konnte. Ulrich Noethen liest die Biografie des Großmeisters Cervantes ungekürzt.

The actual facts of Miguel de Cervantes' life seem to be snatched from an epic tale: An impoverished and talented young poet nearly kills a man in a duel and is forced into exile; later, he distinguishes himself in battle and is severely wounded, losing the use of his left hand; on his way back to Spain his ship is captured by pirates and he is sold into slavery in Algiers; after prolonged imprisonment and failed escape attempts, he makes his way back home, eventually settling in a remote village in La Mancha to create his masterpiece....

Capolavoro della letteratura spagnola, il personaggio di Don Chisciotte è entrato dal 1605 (anno in cui fu pubblicata la prima parte) nella storia dell'arte letteraria, pittorica, e musicale, e nell'inconscio collettivo, insieme all'inseparabile scudiero Sancio Panza. In entrambi la follia si alterna alla saggezza, componendo una miscela inseparabile.