Venezuelan govt. hands out one million copies of Don Quixote
BBC NEWS | Americas | Free Quixotes big pull in Caracas:
People in the Venezuelan capital Caracas have been queuing around the block to collect free copies of the Spanish masterpiece Don Quixote.
The Venezuelan government is handing out a million copies to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication.
Populist President Hugo Chavez has urged Venezuelans to draw inspiration from the figure of Don Quixote.
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amazing, both for the scope of the project (1 million copies) and the anniversary it celebrates (400 years!) … i wonder, how many copies were made in the original printing …
amazing, both for the scope of the project (1 million copies) and the anniversary it celebrates (400 years!) … i wonder, how many copies were made in the original printing …