by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420631318
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Tirant lo Blanc is a chivalric romance originally written in Catalan by Joanot Martorell and Martí Joan de Galba. First published in Valencia in 1490, this epic narrates land and sea battles, duels, hunts, banquets, political maneuvers, and romantic conquests. This Spanish edition by Alianza Editorial, with translation and notes by J.F. Vidal Jové, offers an accessible version of this classic work of medieval Catalan literature.
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.
