Count Julian

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Exiled in Tangiers, cut off from home and country, the narrator of Count Julian rants against the homeland he was forced to leave: Spain. The second novel in Juan Goytisolo's trilogy (including Marks of Identity and Juan the Landless), this story of an exiled Spaniard confronts all of Goytisolo's own worst fears about fascist Spain.

The narrator identifies himself with the real Count Julian, the Great Traitor who allegedly opened the gates of ...
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Overview

Exiled in Tangiers, cut off from home and country, the narrator of Count Julian rants against the homeland he was forced to leave: Spain. The second novel in Juan Goytisolo's trilogy (including Marks of Identity and Juan the Landless), this story of an exiled Spaniard confronts all of Goytisolo's own worst fears about fascist Spain.

The narrator identifies himself with the real Count Julian, the Great Traitor who allegedly opened the gates of Spain to an invasion of Moors and the consequent eight hundred years of Islamic Influence. For the narrator, nothing short of the total destruction of Spain and all things Spanish will be an acceptable punishment for his exile.
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Originally published in French in 1968, Gombrowicz's autobiographical novel was released in English in 1973. The author discusses the place of the writer in the world and the events of his life. Goytisolo's 1974 outing is the vitriolic narration of a man exiled from Spain. His rage is so great that only the complete destruction of the country and Spanish society will satisfy him.


—Michael Rogers
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781564784841
  • Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
  • Publication date: 10/28/2007
  • Series: Spanish Literature Ser.
  • Pages: 204
  • Sales rank: 1,346,902
  • Product dimensions: 5.73 (w) x 8.41 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Born in 1931, Juan Goytisolo has lived a life of political and cultural exile. A bitter opponent of the Franco regime, his early novels, including Marks of Identity, were banned in Spain. Since leaving Spain, he has lived mostly in France and Morocco.

He is the author of a number of novels, many of which, including The Young Assassins, Count Julian, Juan the Landless, Makbara, The Marx Family Saga, and Quarantine, have been translated into English.
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