The History of the Good Fortune and Wanderings of Martin Zalacain of Urbia
Omschrijving
With tongue in cheek, Pio Baroja narrates the history of Martin Zalacan, who, with his cleverly-conceived comrades, commits dastardly "crimes" against Spain and France. In this largely satirical but occasionally slapstick romp, Zalacan poses as French one minute and Basque the next. In a series of hilarious scenes, Martin and his allies kidnap some nuns and Martin poses as a Carlist General in order to escape his pursuers. When his sworn enemy, Charles Ohando, woos Martin's sister, Martin convinces her to marry his best friend (who is delighted to have her), thus shattering Charles' dream of ruining Martin's life. Charmed against bad luck, Martin manages to get out of impossible predicaments at the last possible moment, in the miraculous fashion of a classic novel, which, in fact, this is! (Thirteen Spanish editions of Zalacan the Adventurer have been published in the last twenty-five years).
