Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1553 A Brief Note on the English Translation Four Editions The “Case” in Question Chapter One Characters Implicated in Lazarillo’s Editorial History 1599 Chapter Two 2019 Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Bibliography
