by Joanot Martorell, Ismael Torres, Albert Hauf · Editorial Vicens Vives · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788431690649
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«Tirante el Blanco» is the novel by Joanot Martorell adapted by Ismael Torres, published by Vicens Vives in paperback (224 pages, Spanish).
Set in the 15th century, it narrates the adventures of the young knight Tirante, who covers himself in glory in London and the East as he faces the Sultan of Egypt and the Turks. It combines chivalric epic with humour and a human vision of love, traits of its modernity.
Number 42 of the Cucaña Collection. Revised adaptation with a prologue by Albert Hauf, illustrations by Jesús Gabán and activities by Ramón Masnou.
Aimed at primary school students, it serves as school support material for recommended 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.
