Tirant Lo Blanc Author:Joanot Martorell, Marti Joan de Galba, David H. Rosenthal (Translator) First published in 1490 in the Catalan language in Spain, praised by Cervantes in Don Quixote as "the best book of its kind in the world," this is the long-awaited, first English translation of the bawdy, action-packed adventures of the knight, warrior, and lover known as "The White Tyrant". This epic from another time... more » is universally hailed as a "must read" for today.