Publisher's Synopsis
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 Weekly.
Marks of Identity is the first volume of Goytisolo's great trilogy which includes Count Julianand Juan the Landless. It is an affirmation of the ability of the individual to survive the political tyrannies of our times.
