See All 20 of Eko's Original Woodcut Illustrations for Don Quixote

Lavishly illustrated by the Mexican artist Eko, the Restless Classics' 400th Anniversary Edition of Don Quixote launches on October 6. Get a sneak peek below of his 20 brilliantly original woodcut illustrations for the book. 

“The anecdotes are inventions from the character’s fantastic imagination. They are attributed to madness because at that time creation was limited to theology. The creation in Don Quixote is an exercise of a pure creation that inspires us." —Eko

“I have found no mention made of knights-errant eating, unless by accident or at some sumptuous banquets prepared for them, and the rest of the time they passed in dalliance.”

“What we see there are not giants but windmills, and what seem to be their arms are the sails that turned by the wind make the millstone go.”

“With little sleep and much reading his brains got so dry that he lost his wits.”

Alonso Quijano and his greyhound for coursing

Don Quixote and Dulcinea del Toboso

The puppet-showman Master Pedro and his question-answering ape

Don Quixote and the Knight of the White Moon

“So long as the game lasts, each piece has its own particular office, and when the game is finished they are all mixed, jumbled up and shaken together, and stowed away in the bag, which is much like ending life in the grave.”

Don Quixote descends into Montesinos’s cave

A Moor and his captives

Facing the giant...

Facing the giant...

The priest and the barber burn Alonso Quijano’s books of chivalry

Don Quixote and company at Quiteria’s wedding

Don Quixote in the barber and priest’s cage

Master Pedro puts on a puppet show

Don Quixote and Sancho enter Barcelona

Don Quixote faces the lions

Don Quixote, upon entering Barcelona, contemplates the sea

The death of Don Quixote

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by Miguel de Cervantes

Translated from the Spanish by John Ormsby

Introduction and Video Lecture Series by Ilan Stavans

Illustrations by Eko

Restless Classics

Newly introduced by leading Quixote scholar Ilan Stavans, this 400th Anniversary edition of Don Quixote of La Mancha—called the most popular book in history after the Bible and the first modern novel—inaugurates Restless Classics: interactive encounters with great books and inspired teachers. Each Restless Classic is beautifully designed with original artwork, a new introduction for the trade audience, and an online video teaching series led by passionate experts. 

Paperback • ISBN: 9781632060754
Publication date: October 6, 2015

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About the Artist

Born in Mexico in 1958, Eko is a cartoonist, engraver, and painter. His wood etchings, often erotic in nature and the focus of controversial discussion, are part of a broader tradition in Mexican folk art popularized by José Guadalupe Posada. He has collaborated on projects for The New York Times, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and the Spanish daily El País, in addition to having published numerous books in Mexico and Spain.

Announcing The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing

Did you know that five of America's past six Nobel laureates in literature have been foreign-born? One even immigrated to the country illegally. Immigrants have become an increasingly important driving force behind American letters and constantly expand our sense of what it means to be American. Restless Books is proud to contribute to this cultural lifeblood in its introduction of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

As our publisher, Ilan Stavans, says:

"The ethos of America is defined by its immigrants. Their stories have always been an essential component of the nation’s cultural consciousness, from Isaac Bashevis Singer to Jhumpa Lahiri, from Jacob Riis to Maxine Hong Kingston. In novels, short stories, memoirs, and works of journalism, immigrants have shown us what resilience and family devotion we’re capable of, and have expanded our sense of what it means to be American. In these times of intense xenophobia, it is more important than ever that these stories reach the broadest possible audience.

With that in mind, we are proud to announce the first Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. We are looking for extraordinary submissions from emerging writers of sharp, culture-straddling writing that addresses American identity in a global age. Each year, a distinguished panel of judges will select a winning manuscript to be published by Restless Books. We can’t wait to read what the new voices of America have to say, and to share it with the world." 

This year, a panel of esteemed judges (all immigrants themselves) consisting of Restless publisher Ilan Stavans, novelist Maaza Mengiste, and McNally-Jackson bookseller Javier Molea will select a book-length work of fiction to be published by Restless Books. The winning author will receive a $10,000 advance.

Submissions are open from September 1 to December 31, 2015. Finalists will be announced on April 15, 2016 and the winner in May 2016. Full submission guidelines and more information can be found at www.restlessbooks.com/prize-for-new-immigrant-writing.

Please help us spread the word about The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing! It will be an honor to share these vibrant new perspectives with the world. 

Watch: Cuban Heavy-Metal/Sci-Fi Star Yoss Revealed in a Video Documentary

The extremely photogenic Cuban heavy-metal/sci-fi star Yoss also has a tremendous screen presence. For those who have heard a lot about the author lately and want to see him in action, or those readers who have loved A Planet for Rent and want to see the man behind that "highly original, awesome" work, here are a few videos that might sate you! 

YOSS: A PORTRAIT

Not only is he Cuba's most lauded living science fiction writer, published both in his home country and around the world, Yoss also sings in heavy metal band Tenaz, holds black belts in multiple martial arts, and nurtures the next generation of Cuba's genre writers. In David Shook's eighteen-minute portrait, Yoss discusses recent developments in US-Cuba relations, the science fiction genre's relevance in contemporary Cuba, and his vision for the Cuba(s) of the future.

Featuring interviews with Yoss, science fiction writers Elaine Vilar Madruga and Raúl Aguiar Alvarez, and Yoss's mom, as well as music by Cuban heavy metal band Tenaz, recorded live in one of Havana's abandoned baroque palaces, Yoss: A Portrait was filmed entirely on location in Havana, Cuba from January 15th through 22nd, 2015.

WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY ON VIMEO!

A Phoneme Media Film
Director David Shook
Executive Producer Mark Shook

"EL QUE A HIERRO MATA" BY TENAZ

Yoss's band Tenaz unfortunately isn't on iTunes or touring the U.S. just yet—although, the way things are going, we're hoping those things will happen soon! In the meantime, check out their music video for "El que a hierra mata." To a heavy metal tune full of roaring vocals, flashy guitar licks, and on-point cowbell hits, Yoss and his band chase a robed specter around an abandoned Havana mansion in homemade Guy Fawkes masks.

Directed by Rufo de Armas
Produced by Destellos

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