by Joanot Martorell · Tres X Quatre · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475022888
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«Tirant lo Blanc» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell, published by Tres X Quatre in paperback (96 pages, in Catalan).
The novel follows the deeds of Tirant, a knight protagonist of a medieval epic. The work combines battles on land and sea, duels, hunts, banquets, political maneuvers and amorous conquests, with a tone of adventure and chivalry.
Classic of Catalan literature, originally published in 1490. This edition, adapted by Maria Aurèlia Capmany, belongs to the El Grill collection.
Those interested in chivalric narrative and classics of Catalan literature; also among school readings.
Joanot Martorell was a Valencian knight and writer, best known for authoring the novel Tirant lo Blanch, written in Catalan/Valencian and published at Valencia in 1490. This novel is often regarded as one of the peaks of the literature in Catalan language and it played a major role in influencing later writers such as Miguel de Cervantes, who, in the book burning scene of Don Quixote, says "I swear to you, my friend, this is the best book of its kind in the world". The novel deals with the adventures of a knight in the Byzantine Empire; it is considered one of the first works of alternate history.
