The adventures and misadventures of the extraordinary and admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador and founder of New Catalonia / Max Besora ; translated by Mara Faye Lethem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Besora, Max, author.

Contributor:

Lethem, Mara, translator.

Standardized Title:

Aventures i desventures de l'insòlit i admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador i fundador de la Nova Catalunya. English

Language:

Catalan

English

Subjects (All):

Conquerors--Fiction.

Conquerors.

Orpí, Joan--Fiction.

Orpí, Joan.

History.

Spain--History--17th century--Fiction.

Spain.

Barcelona (Spain)--History--Siege, 1713-1714--Fiction.

Barcelona (Spain).

Catalonia (Spain)--History--17th century--Fiction.

Catalonia (Spain).

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Biographical fiction.

Satirical literature.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

viii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : Open Letter, [2021]

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.

Notes:

Translated from the Catalan.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781948830249

1948830248

OCLC:

1231453625

Publisher Number:

99986362289