Marks of Identity — Juan Goytisolo

This luxurious translation of a Spanish tour de force, about the return of an exile to his native Barcelona after the Spanish Civil War, should captivate those who prize the elegant lyricism and complexity of Latin American fiction-Publishers WeeklyMarks of Identity is the first volume of Goytisolo's great trilogy which includes Count Julian and Juan the Landless, It is an affirmation of the ability of the individual to survive the political tyrannies of our times.