by Juan Goytisolo · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432205811
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«Las virtudes del pájaro solitario» is the novel by Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo, published by Seix Barral in paperback (171 pages, in Spanish).
The novel opens with a verse by Saint John of the Cross and weaves, in an apocalyptic framework, the mysticism of the Spiritual Canticle with the Sufi tradition: the solitary bird symbolizes the contemplative soul. Goytisolo combines eroticism, poetry, and formal experimentation in one of the most daring narratives of his career.
The work belongs to the Biblioteca Breve collection of Seix Barral; the first edition is from 1988, with later editions in 1990 and 1995.
Suitable for readers of contemporary Spanish fiction interested in formal experimentation and the dialogue between Christian mysticism and Sufism.
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.
