The journalist and writer Pablo-Ignacio de Dalmases offers in these pages an investigation that redefines the traditional, even iconic, image we have today of Lorca. This essay, focused on his gay identity, opens a revealing path in biographical literature, offering an intimate and bold portrait that guides us through the most significant —and unknown— facet of the poet’s intense life. Furthermore, it highlights an aspect until now little explored: the later ideological evolution of his lovers, all of whom —except one, who remained faithful to his socialist and republican identity— ended up, in contrast to Lorca’s fate, firmly identified with Francoism.
With eloquent, engaging, and well-documented prose, Los novios de Federico presents itself as a key reading not only for the LGBT community, Hispanists, and literature lovers, but also for those interested in the cultural genealogy of our time. Every page is imbued with respect and admiration for Lorca, delving into the struggles, loves, and passions of a man of complex and affirmative nature, not without contradictions. This book not only celebrates his literary genius but also humanizes the poet, showing the many facets of his psychology and opening lines of reflection on the construction of gay identity in postmodernity.
