Juan Goytisolo
Juan Goytisolo
Juan Goytisolois a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lives in Marrakech...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPoet
CountrySpain
breaking count homeland narrator process taken
In Count Julian the process of being dispossessed and breaking with his homeland on the part of the narrator has already taken place.
vitality culture influence
The vitality of a culture is in its capacity to assimilate foreign influences. The culture that's defensive and closed condemns itself to decadence.
drama criticism narrative
In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc.
clarity companion my-own
As I began to discover my own truth and endeavored to possess it with CLARITY, I became more and more alienated from that which my companions held, or professed to hold.
unique discovery important
And with each day that passed, the gulf broadened and my isolation became more accentuated. In such a situation, the discovery that my experience was not unique, that it had also been that of other Spanish intellectuals, became very important for me.