Juan Goytisolo's radical revision of his masterpiece Juan the Landless is the starting-point for this new translation by renowned translator Peter Bush. The new text focuses on Goytisolo's surreal exploration and rejection of his own roots, Catholic Spain's repression of Muslims,...
'Juan the Landless' completes Goytisolo's trilogy which includes 'Marks of Identity' and 'Count Julian'. It marks a turning-point in his work - from undiluted hostility to Spain towards a celebration of the Muslim contribution to western culture.