"Galatea" is a novel by the famous Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the author of the famous "Don Quixote". In this work, the author tells the story of a young man, Eric, who falls in love with a stone statue of Galatea. Readers feel his senselessness and authenticity of feelings, sense of wonder and desire to make the impossible possible. In Galatea, the author explores the themes of art, love, and life, creating a sophisticated and ladder-like text that invites the reader to ponder the nature of love and reality. The work is particularly beautiful in its lyricism and philosophical undertones, reminding us that true beauty is always in the heart of the beholder. "Galatea" is a masterpiece of classical world literature, which leaves open the question of the boundaries between dream and reality, painting and life, penetrating into the thinnest strings of the human soul.