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Jaime Manrique has certainly written an ambitious book whose pages cover virtually the entire life of Miguel de. .Jamie Manrique’s Cervantes Street (Akashic Books) is a picturesque imagining of the great Spanish master’s epic life.

Jaime Manrique has certainly written an ambitious book whose pages cover virtually the entire life of Miguel de Cervantes. Through the eyes of Cervantes himself, and then through the alternating first person narration by Luis Lara, Manrique examines Cervantes from two perspectives, from two entirely different hearts.

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In this novel, Jaime Manrique reminds us that the great writer was a man of flesh and blood whose eventful life .

In this novel, Jaime Manrique reminds us that the great writer was a man of flesh and blood whose eventful life seemed destined for great literature. Jaime Manrique has written an exceptional historical novel, recreating with imagination and detailed accuracy the world of Late Renaissance in Spain.

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Si bien Miguel de Cervantes historia de un hijo seco y avellanado"", EL QUIJOTE es la obra cumbre de su labor literaria, uno de los libros fundamentales de la cultura universal y, como novela, la mas grande de todos los tiempos y aquella en que hunde sus raices la narrativa moderna. -Esmeralda Santiago. Manrique's rendering of the life of Cervantes is brilliant, and his solution to the mystery of who wrote the false Quixote is fascinating, and very persuasive. Cervantes like we've never known him: the rogue, the lover, the.

The actual facts of Miguel de Cervantes’s 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.

The romantic adventures are more affecting. Cervantes Street has sent me back to Don Quixote

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. Manrique breathes vivid life into his characters, transporting listeners viscerally into his story as he makes full use of its inherent suspense and drama, its pathos and ironies, its colorful locales and momentous events.