If you have a penchant for epic historical tales woven with the threads of romance and valor, "Tirant Lo Blanc" could be your next great adventure. This book not only transports you back to the vivid depths of the fifteenth century, embroiling you in the lofty and often brutal quests of knighthood, but it also offers a more personal journey through the trials of love. It's a robust read that manages to balance the grandeur of empire with the intimate passions of individual characters.

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First published in the Catalan language in Valencia in 1490, Tirant lo Blanc ("The White Tyrant") is a sweeping epic of chivalry and high adventure. With great precision and verve, Martorell narrates land and sea battles, duels, hunts, banquets, political maneuverings, and romantic conquests. Reviewing the first modern Spanish translation in 1969 (Franco had ruthlessly suppressed the Catalan language and literature), Mario Vargas Llosa hailed the epic's author as "the first of that lineage of God-supplanters--Fielding, Balzac, Dickens, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Joyce, Faulkner--who try to create in their novels an all-encompassing reality."

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