Exile Quote by Juan Goytisolo

“My exile was not only a physical one, motivated exclusively by political reasons; it was also a moral, social, ideological and sexual exile.” quote by Juan Goytisolo — Download Open image

“My exile was not only a physical one, motivated exclusively by political reasons; it was also a moral, social, ideological and sexual exile.”

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“No leo. Releo. (I don't read. I re-read)”

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“No critiques a tus enemigos que a lo mejor aprenden.”

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When I write now I do not invent situation, characters, or actions, but rather structures and discursive forms, textual groupings which are combined according…

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