Luis Goytisolo: the keys to his life

Luis Goytisolo: the keys to his life

The passing of Luis Goytisolo (1935-2026) decisively closes a golden age of contemporary Spanish novel. Here we speak of a solid and profound narrative, full of expressive and intellectual boldness. Born into a well-off family, Luis and his other siblings had to overcome the foundational trauma of their mother’s death, which occurred during a bombing in the Civil War. Perhaps that was the driving force behind his later dedication to writing, where Luis stood out early with ‘Las afueras’ (1958), a book of stories that announced much of his world: postwar Barcelona, seen partly from the bourgeois elites.

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The UCO points out that "the ultimate goal" of Leire Díez's scheme was "to protect Sánchez's interests"

The UCO points out that “the ultimate goal” of Leire Díez’s scheme was “to protect Sánchez’s interests”

The Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard points out in a recent report, to which La Vanguardia has had access, that “the ultimate goal” of the alleged plot led by Santos Cerdán and Leire Díez to “destabilize or obstruct” judicial proceedings opened against the PSOE was “to protect the interests at stake” of the socialist party and, directly or indirectly, of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.

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