Name: Lazarillo De Tormes
ISBN: 9781487529383

Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy Literary Criticism / European / Spanish & Portuguese
Good for readers interested in graphic
Strong fit for readers who prefer grounded, real-world context.

What You Get

Themes: History, Graphic, Literature.
Reading lane: European and Caribbean & Latin American.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press.

About This Book

This is the first graphic novel adaptation of Lazarillo de Tormes , an anonymous sixteenth-century work that is credited with founding the literary genre of the picaresque novel. This genre includes not only works by Spanish authors like Miguel de Cervantes but also famous novels in English and American literature featuring the "anti-hero." This translated and modern retelling of Lazarillo de Tormes offers a new approach to old questions about a book that has puzzled readers...

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This is the first graphic novel adaptation of Lazarillo de Tormes , an anonymous sixteenth-century work that is credited with founding the literary genre of the picaresque novel. This genre includes not only works by Spanish authors like Miguel de Cervantes but also famous novels in English and American literature featuring the "anti-hero." This translated and modern retelling of Lazarillo de Tormes offers a new approach to old questions about a book that has puzzled readers and critics alike for centuries. Who was its mysterious author? Why did the Inquisition forbid this seemingly harmless book? Who read the book and how was it understood? These and other questions are recreated in the graphic novel, offering a broader vision of the fortunes and adversities of a book that against all odds became a literary classic.

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