Catholic Iconography in the Novels of Juan Marsé

Post-Civil War novelist Marsé subverts iconic Catholic imagery in ironic sub-textual commentary on political ideology. The prize-winning novelist Juan Marsé, born in Barcelona in 1933, is widely-read not only within Spain but also in translation, for his often provocative portrayals of life in post-war Barcelona. Clark's study discusses Marsé's engagement with Catholic popular culture, Spanish National Catholicism and Catalan Catholic Nationalism, exploring his subversion of iconic imagery as an