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Joanot Martorell

Born

Gandia, Spain

Genre

Historical Fiction

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Joanot Martorell (1413 – 1468) was a Valencian knight and the author of the novel Tirant lo Blanch, written in the Valencian vernacular (Martorell calls it vulgar llengua valenciana) and published at Valencia in 1490.

It deals with the adventures of a knight in the Byzantine Empire. Miguel de Cervantes in the book burning scene of Don Quixote considers it the best chivalry novel. Martorell was a chivalrous man and suffered an early death due to court intrigue, leading to a colleague, Martí Joan de Galba, finishing the novel.

It is considered to be one of the first works of alternative history.

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Average rating: 2.83 · 5,375 ratings · 366 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tirant lo Blanc 2.99 avg rating — 3,475 ratings — published 1490 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tirant lo Blanc. Episodis Amorosos by Joanot Martorell, Toni Sala (Contributor ) 2.46 avg rating — 1,831 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tirant lo Blanc I 3.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tirant lo Blanc II 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1994 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tirant Lo Blanc III by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lletres de batalla by Joanot Martorell, Joan de Montpalau, Joan-Lluís Lluís (adaptació) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tirant Lo Blanc IV by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan de Galba it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tirant Lo Blanc V it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Roman Vom Weißen Ritter Tirant Lo Blanc (Band 3) by Joanot Martorell, Fritz Vogelgsang (Translator) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tirante el Blanco vol. 1-2 by Joanot Martorell, Oana Busuioceanu (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Joanot Martorell (?)

“¡Oh, muerte cruel! ¿Por qué vienes a quien no te quiere y rehuyes a los que te desean?”
― Joanot Martorell, Tirante el Blanco

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