First picaresque novel, from mid-16th-century Spain, tells of a rogue's adventures and misadventures. Introduction, Notes, and new English translation by Stanley Appelbaum. The first picaresque novel, and one of the gems of Spanish literature. A brief, simply told tale of a rogue's adventures and misadventures — full of laconic cynicism and spiced with puns and wordplay. Introduction, Notes, and new English translation by Stanley Appelbaum. |