{"product_id":"9781101489321","title":"Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler: Two Spanish Picaresque Novels","description":"The two short novels in this volume follow the adventures of two unlikely heroes-delinquent \u003ci\u003epícaros\u003c\/i\u003e living by their wits among corrupt priests and prostitutes, beggars and idle gentlemen, thieves, tricksters, and murderers. \u003ci\u003eLazarillo de Tormes\u003c\/i\u003e (1554), published anonymously, provided a literary model for Cervantes' \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e and describes the ingenious ruses employed by a boy from Salamanca to outwit a succession of disreputable masters. Francisco de Quevedo's \u003ci\u003eThe Swindler\u003c\/i\u003e (1626) is a comic yet brutal and sordid account of a servant who wants to become a gentleman but ends up a cardsharp and common criminal.","brand":"Penguin Group (USA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120519233776,"sku":"9781101489321","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101489321_p0.jpg?v=1763687226","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101489321","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}