by Juan Goytisolo · Aguilar · tapa dura · ISBN 9788403593633
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«Argelia en el vendaval» is the historical essay by Juan Goytisolo, published by Aguilar in hardcover (134 pages, in Spanish).
Goytisolo analyzes the political, social and moral crisis in Algeria during the rise of Islamism, based on his travels through a country struck by violence. It brings together chronicles published in El País and reflections on the Maghreb: decolonization, single-party rule, the rise of the FIS, military coup and civil conflict. He proposes dialogue in the face of intolerance.
The book belongs to the El Nuevo siglo collection, published by El País and Aguilar. The first edition was published in 1994.
A work for readers interested in the contemporary history of the Maghreb, decolonization and Islamism.
Juan Goytisolo Gay was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet he had lived abroad since the 1950s. On 24 November 2014 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.
