{"product_id":"the-adventures-and-misadventures-of-the-extraordinary-and-admirable-joan-orpz-conquistador-and-founder-of-new-catalonia-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Besora started his career as a poet, and has since gone on to publish three novels, including \u003ci\u003eVolcano\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orpi, Conquistador and Founder of Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the 2018 City of Barcelona Prize for Catalan Literature. He also plays trumpet in a jazz band and is currently co-writing a non-fiction book about rap music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMara Faye Lethem has translated novels by Jaume Cabr?, David Trueba, Albert S?nchez Pi?ol, Javier Calvo, Patricio Pron, Marc Pastor and Toni Sala, among others, and shorter fiction by such authors as Juan Mars?, Rodrigo Fres?n, Pola Oloixarac, Teresa Colom, and Alba Dedeu. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering City\u003c\/i\u003e by Sara Moliner recently received an English PEN Award and two of her translations were nominated for the 2016 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874401685778,"sku":"9781948830249","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8bd2ade4-e277-42a9-b0f9-23d3ba9a45cc.jpg?v=1737992512","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-adventures-and-misadventures-of-the-extraordinary-and-admirable-joan-orpz-conquistador-and-founder-of-new-catalonia-9781948830249","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}