Don Juan (novel)

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Don Juan
Author Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
LanguageSpanish
Publisher Ediciones Destino
Publication date
1963
Publication placeSpain
Pages335

Don Juan is a 1963 novel by the Spanish writer Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. It is about the seducer Don Juan and his attitude, which is portrayed as a rebellion against God. Torrente Ballester had a long interest in the Don Juan legend and the theories about its origin. He planned his Don Juan as a play, but the project evolved into a novel. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Walsh, Anne (1999). "Belief and Disbelief as Part of Narrative: Gonzalo Torrente Ballester's Don Juan, a Road Less Travelled". Bulletin of Hispanic Studies . 76: 349–358. doi:10.3828/bhs.76.3.349.
  2. Castro Rivas, Jéssica (2007). "DON JUAN DE GONZALO TORRENTE BALLESTER: REELABORACIÓN DE LOS ORÍGENES". Revista Chilena de Literatura (in Spanish) (70): 149–165. doi: 10.4067/S0718-22952007000100007 .
  3. Lavaud-Fage, Éliane (1994). "Note brève à propos du Don Juan de Torrente Ballester". Hommage à Robert Jammes (in French). Toulouse: Presses universitaires du Midi. doi: 10.4000/books.pumi.882 . ISBN   9782858162451.