The Virtues Of The Solitary Bird
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| Originally published | 1988 |
| Authors | Juan Goytisolo |
| Genres | Allegory |
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| ID | 2240904 |
About The Virtues Of The Solitary Bird
For Goytisolo, great writers are solitary birds whose voice is an enchanting cry that pierces time. On his hospital bed, the persecuted narrator identifies with St John of the Cross, himself forced by the Inquisition to swallow his Treatise on the Qualities of the Solitary Bird. . . .
