Don Quixote, don kih HOH tee or don KWIHK suht, is a novel by Miguel de Cervantes of Spain. Cervantes published the novel in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. Until the 1800's, Don Quixote was thought of as a humorous story of a madman's adventures. Then, it became a model for a new type of fiction with heroes who do not conform to their times.