The Likeness

by María Xosé Queizán, Ana M. Spitzmesser (translator)

The Likeness explores how gay and lesbian sexuality is affected by social and psychological constraints in a world inextricably bound to heterosexuality as the socially dominant mode. Juanjo Viéitez's quest for the elusive «likeness» as sexual and emotional identity becomes doomed as he adopts different sexual attitudes in a vain effort to achieve authenticity in his personal relationships. But in another sense, Juanjo Viéitez's struggle to overcome sexual barriers becomes the struggle of Spanish gay and lesbian culture to find a space of its own, free of the gender and sexual antagonisms that often alienate, even destroy, its still fragile and problematic existence.

119 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Escritora, ensaísta, tradutora, activista, directora da revista Festa da palabra silenciada e pensadora feminista, é unha das autoras máis relevantes e influentes.

Foi nomeada Socia de Honra da AELG e recibiu premios como a Voz da Liberdade do PEN Clube (2011), Premio Irmandade do Libro (2013) e Premio da Cultura Galega (2016).