{"title":"Luis Goytisolo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuis Goytisolo\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the depths of human experience through intricate narratives and reflective prose. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eAntagony\u003c\/em\u003e, challenge readers with profound themes that intersect personal and societal complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in general fiction, Goytisolo’s storytelling invites contemplation and offers a rich tapestry of ideas, making his books a compelling choice for those who appreciate thoughtful and ambitious literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antagony-by-luis-goytisolo-9781628973983","title":"Antagony","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis potent drama, a collected volume of Goytisolo's famed tetralogy following a Catalan family, is widely regarded as one of the most profound inquiries ever undertaken on literary creation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntagony\u003c\/em\u003e surveys the social history of Barcelona and Catalonia, primarily since the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. The work, originally published as a tetralogy and now collected into one volume, follows the youth and education of Ral Ferrer Gaminde, son of a well-connected, middle-class Catalan family that embraces Franco and Spanish Nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts potent drama plays out through Goytisolo's crisp, forceful presentation of youth, humour, optimism, rebellion, violence, sexual awakening, indulgence, punishment, and the realisation of one's artistic vocation. Alternately modern and historical, \u003cem\u003eAntagony\u003c\/em\u003e displays intelligent realism, emotional gravity, profane beauty, brute vulgarity, sweeping rhetorical scope, and seamless transitions through long, streaming passages of narrative and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605001912556,"sku":"9781628973983","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781628973983-antagony.jpg?v=1778119606"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/luis-goytisolo.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}