Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language, and one of the preeminent novelists in world literature. His masterpiece, 'Don Quixote' (fully titled 'The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'), is considered the first modern novel. This seminal work, which is both a satire of chivalric romances and a commentary ...