The answer lies in Miguel de Cervantes.

Is Esplandián great literature? Not by modern standards. It’s repetitive, religiously militant, and absurdly long.

One of the most compelling reasons to download and read **"Esplandian El Caballero

For English-only readers: no full modern translation exists (the only one is from 1879, rare and flawed). So the PDF is usually in Spanish. But even skimming the California chapter (Book IV, ch. 1–3) is worth the effort.

But is it ? Absolutely.