Don Quixote (1605)
0.4999Canon Score · ranked #2 all time
Aggregated from 9 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
Don Quixote, the full title being The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and the first modern novel. The novel has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best novel of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".
Why it ranks #2
Every list on which Don Quixote appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #1 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #1 / 500 |
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #7 / 100 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #31 / 100 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |