{"product_id":"the-fake-muse-max-besora-9781960385338","title":"The Fake Muse","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinners of the Inaugural Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fake Muse\u003c\/i\u003e, Max Besora's follow-up to the wild--and wildly beloved--\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orp?, Conquistador and Founder of New Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e, creates a kaleidoscope of absurd situations that, for even more absurd reasons, end up exploding in uncontrolled violence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel full of humor that begins as a collection of short stories but which, little by little, builds into a choral work, made up of a variety of characters and various literary genres, all of which demonstrate Besora's fantastic imagination and skill as a writer. This culminates in an unforgettable scene in which the protagonist of the book turns the tables on the author and calls into question his motives, why he chooses to create particular subjects for his books and, above all, his responsibility for how he treats them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by the award-winning Mara Faye Lethem, Besora's \u003ci\u003eThe Fake Muse \u003c\/i\u003eis a delightful, playful novel in the vein of John Barth and Robert Coover, with a contemporary lens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Besora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196038533X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960385338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Max Besora","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372854333695,"sku":"9781960385338","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39f32008-c4d8-451d-8fb8-5db763c7ac4f.jpg?v=1732727156","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fake-muse-max-besora-9781960385338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}