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A new biography about Federico Garcia Lorca discusses the seminal poet’s life, love and work.
The sympathies of his family for the Republican government in power at the time are thought to be the reason why Lorca faced the firing squad but Gibson argues his homosexuality was also key in him being killed.
Gibson, 69, says one of the men who is alleged to have shot Lorca bragged after that he "put two bullets up the arse of that homo."
Lorca's works were censored during the right-wing dictatorship that followed the end of the civil war which also repressed gays.
It was only after Spain returned to democracy following Franco's death in 1975 that Lorca's more homoerotic poems were published and his homosexuality was discussed more openly.
"During decades, the homophobia and homo-aversion that ruled in this society made the job risky and difficult,” said Gibson, who was born in Ireland but who has since acquired Spanish citizenship.
“You had to protect the poet's name, avoid invading his privacy, distinguish between his work and his life."
The 386-page book describes Lorca's trips to New York and Cuba as well as his relationship with surreal painter Salvador Dali, which will the subject of a film called Little Ashes starring English actor Robert Pattinson and opening in the United States in May.
Gibson believes Lorca's remains and those of three other men who were shot along with him lie in a site close to an olive tree that has since been designated a memorial park but others claim the burial spot is 400 metres (yards) away.
A statue prominently located in Madrid’s Plaza de Santa Ana honours Lorca.
Olivier Thibault /AFP/ Expatica
I have read a lot about Federico Garcia Lorca recently. Are his works and biographies available in English?
I have read a lot about Federico Garcia Lorca recently. Are his works and biographies available in English?
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