by Don Juan Manuel · Editorial Bambú · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483432938
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«El Conde Lucanor» is the collection of medieval tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by Editorial Bambú in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
Count Lucanor presents dilemmas and situations to his advisor Patronio; Patronio responds with short stories that hold a moral lesson. The 51 tales, set in medieval Spain, bring together characters such as courtiers, farmers and beggars.
This edition, adapted by Emilia Navarro Ramírez and illustrated by Joan Mundet, is number 4 in the Clásicos castellanos collection.
Intended for young readers aged 12 and up and for those approaching the classics of Castilian literature for the first time.
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.
