Juan Goytisolo left Spain for France in 1956, moving to Morocco in 1996
JUAN Goytisolo, a Spanish novelist known for his experimental novels and political essays, has died at the age of 86.
Goytisolo died at his home in Marrakech, Morocco, yesterday, said his literary agency Carmen Balcells. The agency did not give the cause of death.
Goytisolo won Spain’s most prestigious literary award, the Cervantes Prize, in 2014.
Marks Of Identity is among his most highly regarded novels.
Culture minister Inigo Mendez de Vigo paid tribute to Goytisolo, comparing him with Spain’s greatest writer, Miguel de Cervantes.
“Juan Goytisolo is one of the Cervantes Prize winners who most closely identified with the author of [Don] Quixote,” Mendez de Vigo said in a statement.
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