A humble Spanish parish priest, unexpectedly elevated to monsignor and convinced he is descended from Cervantes' Don Quixote, sets off on a rambling road trip across Spain in a battered old car with his Communist ex-mayor friend, debating faith and politics along the way.
Books mentioned in Monsignor Quixote (10)
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes: “"'Let us go up to Jerusalem and die with Him.' Don Quixote could not have put it better than St Thomas." — Father Quixote repeatedly reads and quotes his ancestor's book throughout the novel.”
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: “Then begin with Marx and The Communist Manifesto.”
Das Kapital by Karl Marx: “"You have a Marx on your shelves?" "Of course." "Das Kapital?" "Yes."”
Amadis of Gaul by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo: “Amadis of Gaul, Palmerin of England, Roland...' And listen to The Communist Manifesto again—you can't deny that this man Marx was a true follower of my ancestor.”
Palmerin of England by Francisco de Moraes: “"Amadis of Gaul, Palmerin of England, Roland...'" — named alongside Amadis of Gaul in the same line about books of chivalry.”
Henry VIII by William Shakespeare: “"Do you know Shakespeare's play Henry VIII?" "No, I much prefer Lope de Vega."”
The City of God by Augustine of Hippo: “Father Quixote remembered a phrase from one of the old books he valued most, Augustine's City of God.”
Moral Theology by Heribert Jone: “"I see you have Father Heribert Jone on your shelf." — the Mayor repeatedly borrows and reads Father Quixote's copy of Jone's Moral Theology.”
Spiritual Letters by Jean-Pierre de Caussade: “He opened Father Caussade's Spiritual Letters at random.”
The Love of God by Francis de Sales: “St Francis de Sales wrote a book of eight hundred pages called The Love of God.”