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, Elon University, 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: http://iamquixote.com/marathon-reading-elon-university/. 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 Elon University is organized by Associate Professor of Spanish Mina Garcia, along with Rafael A. Osuba, founder and artistic director of El Quixote Festival.