by Don Juan Manuel · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467022407
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«El conde Lucanor» is the medieval storybook by Don Juan Manuel, published by Austral in paperback (360 pages, in Spanish).
A masterpiece of medieval Spanish literature, it brings together the exempla of Count Lucanor and his advisor Patronio: faced with each dilemma, Patronio responds with a tale that holds a practical and moral lesson. The edition merges Eastern and Christian storytelling traditions and is prepared by María Jesús Lacarra. Each story offers a small lesson on human conduct that remains relevant today.
Edition with reading guide by María Jesús Lacarra, in the Clásica collection. Austral fiction.
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.
