by Don Juan Manuel · ANAYA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466777636
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«El conde Lucanor» is the collection of medieval tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by Anaya Infantil y Juvenil in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
In this adaptation, Count Lucanor presents his doubts to Patronio, and each answer becomes a short tale with a practical moral. The whole portrays a varied range of characters and circumstances, with lessons on human conduct that still feel familiar today, in a tone designed to bring the Middle Ages closer to modern readers.
The edition belongs to Anaya's Clásicos a Medida collection, with adaptation by Francisco Alejo Fernández and illustrations by Jesús Alonso Iglesias. Recommended reading from age 14.
For young readers approaching Hispanic classics for the first time, for school or personal interest.
Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Villena, receiving the titles of Lord, Duke and lastly Prince of Villena. He married three times, choosing his wives for political and economic convenience, and worked to match his children with partners associated with royalty. Juan Manuel became one of the richest and most powerful men of his time, coining his own currency as the kings did. During his life, he was criticised for choosing literature as his vocation, an activity thought inferior for a nobleman of such prestige.
