{"product_id":"the-fake-muse-9781960385338","title":"The Fake Muse","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinners of the Inaugural Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfused with the spirit of pulp fiction, b-movies, zines, and punk rock, \u003ci\u003eThe Fake Muse \u003c\/i\u003eis a linguistic tour-de-force from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable Joan Orp?, Conquistador and Founder of New Catalonia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book opens by introducing us, one by one, to an array of troubled characters, each with their own typographical voice. There's Johnny (an Aries) who turns into a vampire at a showing of \u003ci\u003eNosferatu\u003c\/i\u003e, there's Meritxell (a Leo) who falls in love with a giant mutant hamster-philosopher, Josep (Cancer) who is also known as the \"King Kong of the Bronx,\" and Amanda aka Maryjane (Scorpio) who has had it with the abuse she's suffered at the hands of the . . . author, Max Besora (Aquarius), and who is ready to take whatever action necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWildly inventive, with each character's vignette more hilarious and explosive than the last, \u003ci\u003eThe Fake Muse\u003c\/i\u003e weaves these stories together into a thrilling cinema-like production ? la Sonic Youth meets Quentin Tarantino, raising questions about power structures, victimization, and the role of the author in bringing it all to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960385338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Max Besora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44978715263157,"sku":"9781960385338","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0c50aabc-df1e-4ed9-ab4c-6486b1ec3c84.jpg?v=1735064297","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fake-muse-9781960385338","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}