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ElSinchi t1_ja0a5l4 wrote

The thing about Quixote is that it's actually two books. The second one is the really brilliant one, but it builds upon the first (and also mocks the faux one in the middle by a different author)

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BOBauthor t1_ja0w44v wrote

Exactly. The second part is astounding.

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SkepticDrinker t1_ja0anvs wrote

Where does book 1 end and book 2 begin?

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ElSinchi t1_ja0c9jz wrote

Part 1 was written by 1605 and it's the first 52 chapters (there even an "ending") The second part is the remaining and it was written 10 years later and on this one Quixote is aware he's a character on the first publication.

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The_Red_Curtain t1_ja2bc0p wrote

There probably wouldn't have even been a part 2 if someone else hadn't written a terrible fake sequel that Cervantes felt compelled to expose as fake and replace in everyone's minds with a "true" sequel.

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ElSinchi t1_ja484pk wrote

that's why my recommended reading order is:

  • begin the firs 52 chapters
  • read Avellaneda's Quixote
  • then Cervante's second part
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