In times when religious or political faith or hope predominates, the writer functions totally in unison with society, and expresses society's feelings, beliefs, and hopes in perfect harmony.

Paisajes de guerra: Sarajevo Argelia Palestina Chechenia (2001). After her death he is noted as saying their once shared Paris apartment had become like a tomb. Carajicomedia (2000).

He lives in a voluntary self-exile in Marrakech. Juan Goytisolo (born 6 January 1931 in Barcelona) is a Spanish poet essayist and novelist.