No Ordinary Man - The Life & Times of Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quixote) by Donald McCrory

This is a second-hand copy of the book No Ordinary Man - The Life & Times of Miguel de Cervantes by Donald McCrory.

Condition: This is a used book in good condition. The soft-cover has light shelf-wear and some glue residue from an old price label - see photos.

Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Year: 2005
ISBN: 0720612470
Format: Softback
Pages: 320
Condition: Used (Good)

This absorbing study chronicles the life and work of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). World-renowned as the author of Don Quixote, the Spanish Shakespeare led an adventurous and fruitful life that encompassed widely disparate roles- spy, lover, soldier, hostage, tax collector, poet, playwright, and, most notably, creator of the first European novel. This biography is based on new original research, and incorporates previously unpublished material on Cervantes long period of captivity in Algiers; also, his involvement with piracy in the Mediterranean and with espionage and the Spanish Armada; and his work as an agent of the Spanish government. Containing significant details never before available in English, it is an important contribution to the understanding of a unique literary figure.