by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba · ISBN 9788475772578
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«Tirant lo Blanc» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell and Martí Joan de Galba, published by Editorial Seix Barral in 1969 (640 pages, in Catalan).
The story follows the knight Tirant lo Blanc through his deeds and travels, weaving together love affairs, military conflicts, and codes of honor. The work is an example of the European chivalric novel and of Catalan literature.
For those interested in the chivalric novel and Catalan literature, with special attention to medieval narrative.
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.
