For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing. Juan Goytisolo acquirebegincompendium Change image and share on social
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. Juan Goytisolo centuryconceptualcriticism Change image and share on social
In Count Julian I simply proposed to create a text which would allow for diverse levels of reading. Juan Goytisolo countcreatediverse Change image and share on social
The fundamental purpose of a novel like Count Julian is to achieve the unity of object and means of representation, the fusion of treason as scheme and treason as language. Juan Goytisolo achievecountfundamental Change image and share on social
I not only lived physically away from my native land, but the values and critical judgments of those closest to me became stranger and stranger. Juan Goytisolo closecriticaljudgment Change image and share on social
When I write now I do not invent situation, characters, or actions, but rather structures and discursive forms, textual groupings which are combined according to secret affinities among themselves, as in architecture or the plastic arts. Juan Goytisolo actionaffinityarchitecture share on social
And it is because a series of elements in Spanish life which operate today the same way as they did in the times of Blanco White made obvious my relationship with him, based on a similarity in Spain's condition. Juan Goytisolo baseblancocondition share on social
In times when religious or political faith or hope predominates, the writer functions totally in unison with society, and expresses society's feelings, beliefs, and hopes in perfect harmony. Juan Goytisolo beliefexpressfaith Change image and share on social
The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent. Juan Goytisolo abandonfeigninnocence Change image and share on social
My exile was not only a physical one, motivated exclusively by political reasons; it was also a moral, social, ideological and sexual exile. Juan Goytisolo exclusivelyexileideological Change image and share on social
