Andrés Trapiello imagines life after Don Quixote in new novel

Spanish writer Andrés Trapiello has published a novel titled "A la mort de Don Quichotte" with Éditions Buchet Chastel, which picks up after the death of Cervantes' iconic character. The story follows Don Quixote's friends—Samson Carrasco, the priest San Pedro, barber Nicolás, and Sancho Panza—as they read the knight's will and seek to avenge his reputation by learning to read his story anew. Trapiello's work emphasizes Cervantes' original idea that the world can be viewed without hatred, with a subtle laughter akin to English humor. The novel is described as "dangerous" by the author, who aims to continue it without preconceptions. Trapiello also explores Cervantes' life in his essay "Les Vies de Cervantès" from the same publisher, noting that Cervantes' life was a "sum of crashes" yet he continued to relate experiences through fiction and his "Novelas ejemplares." The novel connects literature and life without complications, inspired by Stendhal.