The Department of World Languages & Cultures is pleased to announce a marathon reading of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote de la Mancha on April 21, 2016. The marathon reading will take place in Carlton Commons from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This event is part of a statewide celebration the 400th anniversary of Miguel de Cervantes’s death that culminates with a five-day series marathon reading taking place across several university campuses including Duke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Meredith College, N.C. State, ¸£ÀûÑÇÖÞ¹ú²ú¾«Æ·, Queens University and Gardner-Webb University. The goal is to read aloud both volumes of the Quixote in a total of 40 hours.
Students, faculty, administrators, staff and community members are welcome to participate. Readers may sign up to read in any language by visiting this website: . The department will have available copies in both Spanish and English. Readers choosing a different language can bring their own copy.
The marathon reading at ¸£ÀûÑÇÖÞ¹ú²ú¾«Æ· is organized by Associate Professor of Spanish Mina Garcia, along with Rafael A. Osuba, founder and artistic director of El Quixote Festival.