by Lion Feuchtwanger · Fischer Taschenbuch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596219230
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«Goya oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis» is the historical novel by Lion Feuchtwanger, published in paperback by FISCHER Taschenbuch (657 pages, in German).
The novel follows Francisco de Goya in late 18th-century Madrid, between his career as court painter and his passions and contradictions. Feuchtwanger shows his creative process and places him in a turbulent court, marked by the struggle between the Enlightenment and the Inquisition and by his relationship with the Duchess of Alba.
Work originally published in 1951. This edition is the 13th and is part of the Feuchtwanger GW in Einzelbänden series (volume 8 of 9).
For readers of historical fiction interested in art, 18th-century Spain and the figure of Francisco de Goya.
Lion Feuchtwanger was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
