Cornella, J. (2011) Social, national and sexual dissent in Blai Bonet’s Míster Evasió (1969). Journal of Catalan Studies, 14, pp. 60-88.
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Abstract
This article sets out to explore Míster Evasió’s representation of 1960s Catalonia and will focus in particular on three key aspects which have not been addressed by scholars: first, I will argue that in this novel Bonet embarks on a frontal attack against one of the key artistic movements of post-war Catalan and Spanish literature, the so-called 'realisme històric' or 'realismo social'; second, I will discuss its ambiguous relation to Catalan nationalism, which the narrator seems to contradictorily scorn and embrace at the same time; third, I will explore the links between ideological, national and sexual dissent in the 1960s, a decade when the country experienced a radical economic and social transformation.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Keywords: | Blai Bonet, Censorship, Catalan literature, Míster Evasió, Franco's dictatorship |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Cornella Detrell, Dr Jordi |
Authors: | Cornella, J. |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Hispanic Studies |
Journal Name: | Journal of Catalan Studies |
Publisher: | Anglo Catalan Society |
ISSN: | 1139-0271 |
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