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Joanot Martorell (; c. 1410 – 1465) was a
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and writer, best known for authoring the novel '' Tirant lo Blanch'', written in
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and published at
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in 1490. This novel is often regarded as one of the peaks of the
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in Catalan language and it played a major role in influencing later writers such as
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, who, in the
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scene of
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, says "I swear to you, my friend, this (Tirant lo Blanch) is the best book of its kind in the world". The novel deals with the adventures of a
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in the
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; it is considered one of the first works of alternate history. Martorell apparently was a chivalrous man and suffered an early death due to court intrigue, leaving the novel unfinished. It was prepared for publication by his friend and colleague, Martí Joan de Galba.


See also

* Route of the Valencian classics


Notes and references


External links


Tirant lo Blanch website by the Institut Lluis Vives

Joanot Martorell
by the Association of Catalan Language Writers. Website in Catalan, English and Spanish.
Tirant lo Blanch, by Joanot Martorell
in LletrA, Catalan Literature Online (Open University of Catalonia)] * * 1413 births 1468 deaths People from Valencia Writers from the Valencian Community Medieval Catalan-language writers 15th-century Spanish writers Medieval knights {{spain-writer-stub