Juan Goytisolo

Collection title

Faces and issues

ID

SNR00337

Source

SNRT (MA)

First broadcast date

10/14/2005

Production year

2005

Abstract

Interview with the Spanish writer who lives in Marrakesh, about what the Arab culture represents to him and the exclusion of the Arab-Islamic civilization from the history of Spain. The program also includes testimonies praising Goytisolo, by both Larbi Elhariti, writer in Spanish and Azzedine Tazi, a novelist. Juan Goytisolo represents a model of human and cultural impregnation, he talks about the Islamic architecture, the Arab music and the relationships between Spain and Morocco.

Type

video

Production companies

• SNRT - Own production

Broadcaster

SNRT - AlAoula

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Goytisolo Juan
• El Hariti Larbi Novelist
• Gonzalo Fernandez Director of Toledo school

Primary theme

Writing, graphic culture

Secondary themes

• Contemporary historical challenges 19th-20th c.
• Society and way of life
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Languages and literatures
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Music and songs
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Science / Human and social sciences

Credits / Cast

• El Mohamadi Said - Director
• Erradi Badia - Journalist

Period of events

• 2005

Map locations

• Morocco - Inland - Marrakesh

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

26m52

Additional information