Seattle Rep presents QUIXOTE NUEVO by Octavio Solis from January 19 to February 11, 2024. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of the show.
Don Quixote
Get (re)acquainted with the Don Quixote story by (re)reading Grossman's acclaimed translation of the Cervantes classic before you see QUIXOTE NUEVO.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
View Don QuixoteGoing Bovine
References to Don Quixote abound in this darkly humorous teen novel about a teenager diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (aka mad cow disease) who embarks on an epic quest (which may all be in his head) with some unforgettable companions.
Format: eBook
View Going BovineCervantes and the Legend of Don Quijote
This documentary film explores the enduring legacy of Cervantes' classic novel through film clips, reenactments and interviews with Jose Saramago, Mario Vargas Llosa and other authors and academics.
Format: Streaming Video
View Cervantes and the Legend of Don QuijoteThe Idiot
Dostoyevsky was a huge fan of Cervantes' masterpiece, and Prince Myshkin, the protagonist of The Idiot, was directly inspired by the character of Don Quixote.
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
View The IdiotMan of La Mancha
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Ernie Sabella star in the cast recording from the 2002 revival of the 1965 Broadway musical, "Man of La Mancha," which was inspired by "Don Quixote."
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
View Man of La ManchaLost in La Mancha
Narrated by Jeff Bridges, this 2002 documentary follows director Terry Gilliam's aborted first attempt to film an adaptation of Don Quixote starring Johnny Depp, Jean Rochefort and Vanessa Paradis.
Format: Streaming Video
View Lost in La ManchaThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote
After nearly 3 decades of working on this film, Gilliam finally released The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a loose adaption of Cervantes' novel that also alludes to Gilliam's struggles with the project, in 2018. Adam Driver stars as Toby Grummett.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
View The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteMy Boy Will Die of Sorrow
A Mexican American immigrant and a human rights lawyer representing undocumented families at the border, Olivares intertwines his personal story with an eye-opening account of the current immigration crisis.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
View My Boy Will Die of SorrowWrinkles
Like QUIXOTE NUEVO, this thoughtful graphic novel about a man suffering from Alzheimer's who is placed in a care-giving facility treats a sensitive and complex topic with nuance and compassion.
Format: Graphic Novel
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View WrinklesQuichotte
“A modern Don Quixote lands in Trumpian America and finds plenty of windmills to tilt at.” (Kirkus)
Format: Book
Availability: Available
View Quichotte