The Young Assassins
novel by Goytisolo
Also known as: “Juegos de manos”
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The Young Assassins (1954) is the first novel by Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo. The novel is about a group of students who plan to murder a politician. However, they end up killing the student they had chosen to carry out the assassination. This early work by Goytisolo is described as Neorealist, a style that characterized much of Spanish literature in the post-Civil War era, focusing on realistic portrayals of society and its struggles. Goytisolo's later work evolved into more experimental and avant-garde fiction.12
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