Thu, May 15
|Barcelona
Max Besora & Mara Faye Lethem: “The Fake Muse” in Translation
An evening with both the author and translator
Time & Location
May 15, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Barcelona, Carrer de Mallorca, 330, L'Eixample, 08037 Barcelona, Spain
About the event
Join us for a special evening with author Max Besora and translator Mara Faye Lethem, as they present the newly translated The Fake Muse — a wildly inventive novel that blends pulp fiction, satire, and metafiction in a linguistic whirlwind.
This will be a lively conversation between author and translator about the creative process behind the book, the challenges and joys of translating such an experimental text, and the power of literature to transcend languages and genres.
Published in English by Deep Vellum, The Fake Muse is the latest example of the vibrant, boundary-pushing literary scene in Catalonia — now reaching international readers.
About the Author:
Max Besora is one of the most original literary voices in Catalonia today. With a body of work that spans genre, form, and linguistic experimentation, his novels challenge conventional narratives while remaining riotously entertaining. Besora is the author of The Adventures and Misadventures of the Extraordinary and Admirable…