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The earliest major novels were the Decameron and Don Quixote
Depends who you ask and in which language. In English either Thomas Mallory's Le Morte D'Arthur or Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. In Spanish Cervantes Don Quixote. But Lady Murasaki's The Tale of Genji, written in the 11th Century is probably the best answer.
One thing that isn't true of the novel as a literary genre is that novels have been around since before recorded history. Another is that the earliest major novels were the Decameron and Don Quixote.
No, Charles Dickens' favorite story was "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes.
The Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, springs to mind. It is a collection of ten stories set in the plague year of 1348, and influenced - and provided plots for - many other writers, including Skhakespeare. "Don Quixote" by Miguel Cervantes. "Don Quixote" by Miguel Cervantes. It was the first modern novel in Europe, about a crazy knight on an adventure- he even battles windmills! It also poked fun at the Feudal system.
Don Quixote's horse is Rocinante.
Quixote is pronounced as "kee-HOH-tay."
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The cast of Don Quixote - 1967 includes: Caetano Veloso as Don Quixote
"The Female Quixote" was created in 1752 by British novelist Charlotte Lennox.
Don Quixote was written in Spain.
Monsignor Quixote has 221 pages.