{"product_id":"the-adventures-and-misadventures-of-max-besora-9781948830249","title":"The Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orpí, Conquistador and Founder of New Catalonia","description":"Joan Orp  (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing 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 \u003ci\u003eGargantua and Pantagruel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA triumphant, playful masterpiece brought into a unique style of English thanks to the triumphant creativity of translator Mara Faye Lethem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Besora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948830248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948830249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2021","brand":"Max Besora","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048134668543,"sku":"9781948830249","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0c027fc-86e3-4441-b43d-bbbc5264b537.jpg?v=1684994090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-adventures-and-misadventures-of-max-besora-9781948830249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}