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Miguel de Cervantes
September 29, 1547 – April 22, 1616
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his two-part novel Don Quixote, a work considered to be the first modern novel. Don Quixote has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best book of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".
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- Birthday · September 29
- Anniversary · April 22
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