by Joan Sales, Joanot Martorell · Columna · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466406710
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«Tirant el Blanc» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell adapted by Joan Sales, published by Columna in paperback (240 pages, in Catalan).
Tirant, a young Breton knight, combines courtly life with battles. After his adventures in England, he takes command of the forces defending the Greek Empire, liberates Rhodes from the Turkish siege and fights in North Africa. Cervantes put a praise of this work in Don Quixote's mouth.
The work was originally published in 1490; this 2006 edition is the 16th, number 215 of the Jove collection.
Intended for readers aged 12 to 16 who want to approach a classic of Catalan literature.
Joan Sales i Vallès (1912–1983) was a Catalan writer, translator and publisher, who promoted Catalan culture under the Franco dictatorship. His best-known novel and major testament is Uncertain Glory.
