by Juan Goytisolo · FisicalBook · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475301105
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Duelo en el paraíso is a novel by the Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo, published in 1955. The story takes place in a small village in the Catalan Pyrenees during the Spanish Civil War. After the withdrawal of the Republican troops, a group of children becomes the owner of the town. For them, this situation becomes an opportunity to unleash their instincts, starring in a game that mimics the cruelty of war. The novel explores themes such as childhood, violence and the loss of innocence in times of conflict.
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.
