{"product_id":"the-fake-muse","title":"The Fake Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003eInfused with the spirit of pulp fiction, b-movies, zines, and punk rock, \u003cem\u003eThe Fake Muse \u003c\/em\u003eis a linguistic tour-de-force from the author of\u003cem\u003e The Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary\u003c\/em\u003e and , \u003cem\u003eAdmirable Joan Orpâi, Conquistador and Founder of New Catalonia\u003c\/em\u003e. The 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 Nosferatu, 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. Wildly inventive, with each character's vignette more hilarious and explosive than the last, \u003cem\u003eThe Fake Muse \u003c\/em\u003eweaves these stories together into a thrilling cinema-like production á 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\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003ePublished: USA, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003ePublisher: Open Letter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003ePages: 158\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003eISBN 10: 196038533X\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Nunito Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003eISBN 13: 9781960385338\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Max Besora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52019517718794,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781960385338.jpg?v=1761389923","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/the-fake-muse","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}