by Juan Goytisolo · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420638294
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«Señas de identidad» is the novel by Juan Goytisolo, published by Alianza in paperback (435 pages, in Spanish).
The novel focuses on Álvaro Mendiola, a Spaniard who questions his own identity, and on his wanderings between the autobiographical and the critical. Juan Goytisolo, exiled in Paris, published it in Mexico in 1966 and marked a milestone in the Spanish novel with an innovative narrative approach combining social criticism and reflection on the literary act.
First novel of the trilogy completed by «Reivindicación del conde don Julián» and «Juan sin Tierra». Alianza edition of 1999 in El Libro de Bolsillo, Biblioteca Juan Goytisolo collection.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and experimental narrative, as well as for those approaching the work of Juan Goytisolo.
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.
