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Originally Posted by Alex Him
The best author for me is Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra with his novel El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha.
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Wasn't that the guy who fought against windmills ?
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Don't you take into account Friedrich Schiller?
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It was just a quick breakdown . . .
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I have a Russian translation of Goethe on my shelf (1997 edition). 300 pages of poems and Faust.
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The story 'Faust' is based on a humanist who really lived during the turn of the 15th to the 16th century . .
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Hey! I do not see Joanne Rowling on this list!
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Sorry , but really not into 'Harry Potter' . .
All I can say is that I tried to watch the first movie that came out and I fell asleep before half of the film was over . . . .
My interest in it goes that far . . .
No offense to those who like it though . . .
But . . I totally forget Tolkien . . .
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Finally you caught me!
I do not have any book of Mark Twain.
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But I'm sure you're familiar with Tom Sawyer / Huckleberry Finn ?
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However, in my defense, I can say that I have a book by Edgar Allan Poe
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Poe was one of the greatest authors of all time ! ! !
. . . quoth Old Coldy nevermore . . .
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And Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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Oh , and by the way . .