a literary genre or style associated especially with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction —called also magical realism
A number of very well known authors have referenced Don Quixote in their work, such as Mark Twain in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and Alexandre Dumas in " The Three Musketeers"
Don Quijote is a canonical text for anyone interested in studying Spanish Literature. It is also a foundational text for literature classified as "Magical Realism."