Jusep Torres Campalans

Jusep Torres Campalans is the "biography" of a fictitious Catalan painter written by Spanish novelist Max Aub and published in 1958.

According to the book, during his stay in Paris Campalans became one of the co-founders of the Cubist movement.

After the beginning of World War II, he is said to have moved to Mexico, where he spent the rest of his life as a recluse in Chiapas.

The book even included a catalogue of his works (written by "H. R. Town") for a planned exhibition at the Tate Gallery in 1942 (which, of course, never materialized), with illustrations and photos.

Parallels with Aub's life have been noted.