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The adventures and misadventures of the extraordinary and admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador and founder of New Catalonia
- Title
- The adventures and misadventures of the extraordinary and admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador and founder of New Catalonia / Max Besora ; translated by Mara Faye Lethem.
- Author
- Besora, Max
- Publication
- Rochester, NY : Open Letter, 2021.
- ©2021
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 21-2322 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Lethem, Mara
- Description
- viii, 375 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Joan Orpí (Piera, 1593-New Barcelona, 1645) is one of the most unknown characters in Spanish history. In this torrential book we are told the odyssey that brought him first to Barcelona, later to Sevilla and finally to America, where he would experience all kinds of outlandish situations. Using historical facts as raw material, and with stellar appearances of characters such as Miguel de Cervantes or the brigand Serrallonga among others, Besora converses with the satirical tradition of works such as Gargantua and Pantagruel, Gulliver's Travels or Don Quixote, to paint a fresco of Catalonia in the seventeenth century and the Golden Age of the Spanish empire, creating a novel, fresh, sharp and bursting with exuberant adventures. A triumphant, playful masterpiece brought into a unique style of English thanks to the triumphant creativity of translator Mara Faye Lethem."--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Aventures i desventures de l'insòlit i admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador i fundador de la Nova Catalunya. English
- Alternative Title
- Aventures i desventures de l'insòlit i admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador i fundador de la Nova Catalunya.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- History.
- Satirical literature.
- Note
- Translated from the Catalan.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- JFD 21-2322
- ISBN
- 9781948830249
- 1948830248
- OCLC
- 1231453625
- Author
- Besora, Max, author.
- Title
- The adventures and misadventures of the extraordinary and admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador and founder of New Catalonia / Max Besora ; translated by Mara Faye Lethem.
- Publisher
- Rochester, NY : Open Letter, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Chronological Term
- 1600-1714
- Added Author
- Lethem, Mara, translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 21-2322