Makbara
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In Makbara, Juan Goytisolo widely considered Spain s greatest living writer again dazzles the reader with his energetic, stylistic prose, which he himself compares to a snake: cunning, sly, sinuous. But the themes in Makbara are perhaps more universal than in his earlier works. Makbara is full of its own kind of warmth, humor, and love. After all, makbara is an Arab word referring to the spot in North African cemeteries where young couples meet for romantic encounters. Sex, for Goytisolo, is clearly the greatest cosmic joke, the great leveller. Sex, he says, is above all freedom. "
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1564785068
ISBN13:9781564785060
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
Length:270 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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This is Goytisolo's best work to date.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
First published in 1980, Makbara demonstrates a radical use of linguistic and structural experimentation. Now that Goytisolo has loosened his ties to his mother country (since completing the Mendiola trilogy), his search for his "authentic self" is challenged by the indomitable formalizations of the spoken language. The pleasure of reading Makbara comes from a reading which does not depend on such linguistic verbal formalities, and deciding whether other forms of communication are possible. This novel is intricate and challenging on all levels in accord with Goytisolo's intent that his writing is not for everyone to read.
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