by Joanot Martorell · Editorial Vicens Vives · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788431687625
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«Tirant lo Blanc - Cucanya Aitana» is the adaptation of the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell, published by Vicens Vives in paperback.
Tirant, a Breton knight, takes part in royal weddings in London, where he covers himself in glory. He then aids the island of Rhodes, besieged by the Sultan of Egypt, and defends Constantinople against the Turks. Alongside the martial adventure, the novel shows amorous passion with a vital, cheerful and comic tone.
Adaptation by Ismael Torres, with a prologue by Albert Hauf and illustrations by Jesús Gabán. Belongs to the Cucanya Aitana collection; 224 pages, text in Valencian.
Aimed at primary school students, especially in the Valencian Community, as school reading.
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.
