D'Haen (English and comparative literature, K.U. Leuven/Leuven U., Belgium) and Dhondt (Romance languages and literature and modern history, K.U. Leuven. Leuven U., Belgium, and
Paris-IV-Sorbonne, France) compile 14 essays on the influence and reinterpretation of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote, in literature by Mark Twain, Paul Auster, Ricardo Piglia, Luigi
Pirandello, Carlos Fuentes, and Italo Calvino, as well as in twentieth-century Spanish political discourse, Latin American revolutionary movements, nineteenth-century Belgian musical works,
Dutch translations and adaptations, and a documentary by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe on Terry Gilliam's failed attempt at producing the film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Most of the essays
are from a colloquium held at Leuven U. in Belgium in 2005 to mark the fourth centenary of the publication of Part I of the book. Contributors are scholars of languages and literature, from the
Netherlands, Belgium, and Mexico. No index is provided. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
