by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba · ISBN 9788423968480
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«Tirante el Blanco» is the chivalric novel by Joanot Martorell and Martí Joan de Galba, in a Spanish-language edition of 292 pages published in 1974.
It narrates the adventures of Tirante el Blanco, a knight who travels through different countries and takes part in epic battles. The work stands out for its realism and humor, and also deals with love, war and politics.
Work originally written in Valencian in the 15th century; this Castilian edition includes the version printed in Valladolid in 1511.
For readers of Spanish literature classics and for those interested in medieval and chivalric novels.
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.
