Four centuries after Miguel de Cervantes killed off Spain's most famous knight, Don Quixote rides from his grave again in a new commemorative edition of the classic novel—released on Oct. 6 by Restless Books—to remind modern readers that everyone has an important story to tell.

"This book is at the very heart of Hispanic civilization," said Ilan Stavans, Amherst College professor and publisher of the new English language translation of "Don Quixote," released 400 years after it was first published as a complete novel. Stavans explained in an interview with NBC News that at the very core of the book is the DNA of the stories everyone wants to tell, "asking readers generation after generation, how far are you willing to go to make your dreams come true?"

"Cervantes' masterpiece about a sad but funny knight who goes crazy after reading too many books has been considered for generations - and recently by top contemporary writers like Isabel Allende and Salman Rushdie—as the world's best book."

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