Don Quixote

Don Quixote follows the misadventures of Alonso Quixano, a Spanish gentleman who becomes obsessed with chivalric romances. Losing his grip on reality, he renames himself Don Quixote and sets out on a quest to revive knighthood and serve justice. Accompanied by his loyal but skeptical squire, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote battles windmills (which he mistakes for giants), imagines grand adventures, and confronts the gap between ideals and reality. The novel blends satire, humor, and profound insight into human nature, making it one of the most influential works in Western literature.