Don Quixote: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Legendary Disney animator siblings Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi present a spectacular new graphic novel adaptation of Don Quixote, sure to be embraced by the many fans of their bestselling version of Dante's Inferno.

Perfect for fans of art history, classic literature, and animation, this Brizzi brothers' adaptation of Don Quixote leaps off the page and brings the man of La Mancha to life for a new generation of readers.

Don Quixote, first published in 1605, is widely considered to be the greatest Spanish-language novel of all time, and has been published in every major language across 700 editions. A satire of the chivalric romance, it was the first Spanish novel to use everyday language and observations.

Upon publication, it became an overnight success, reaching such a frenzy of popularity that by April of the same year, people dressed as its main characters in masquerades held to celebrate the birth of Philip IV of Spain.

More than 400 years later, Don Quixote is as popular as ever, having been adapted to nearly every medium, and continuously referenced in pop culture. Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi bring their historically influenced Disney animator style and prestige to this adaptation, elevating it into an instant graphic novel classic.

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) was a writer considered to be one of the greatest Spanish writers in history. An author from a relatively poor background, much of his life was spent as a soldier, spy, or doing whatever odd jobs his connections afforded him, and very little of his life can be confirmed through surviving sources. His most famous work, Don Quixote, was written in 1605, toward the end of his eventful life, and was an instant success upon publication. A skewering satire of the chivalric romances popular in Spanish literature during the time period, he was one of the first Spanish authors to depict real life and everyday speech in his stories. World Book Day is celebrated every April to commemorate the day he was buried, April 23, 1616. Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi are twin brothers born and raised in Paris. They studied at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs, where their passion for film and fine art led them to study animation. During the course of their nearly fifty-year career, they have received the Ministry of French Culture's Prix de Rome, an arts residency at the Villa Medici, the title of Chevaliers de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the Ministry of French Culture, and nationwide acclaim for their literary graphic novel adaptations in France. They have worked as animators, sequence directors, and storyboard artists on such animated films as Fantasia 2000, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Salma Hayek-produced animated adaptation of Khalil Gibran's The Prophet, and more.