Juan Goytisolo

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Born	January 5, 1931 • Barcelona • Spain
Died	June 4, 2017 (aged 86) • Marrakech • Morocco
Awards And Honors	Cervantes Prize (2014)
Notable Works	“Children of Chaos” • “Marks of Identity” • “The Young Assassins”
Movement / Style	avant-garde

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