Retorno de un cruzado, by Jose Jimenez Lozano. Creation, Intertextuality and Originality of a Writing Process

This paper analyzes the writing process of Jose Jimenez Lozano's Retorno de un cruzado (2013), his 24th novel. First, taking into account the author's comments about the creation of the text, it presents the different versions and the literary reasons for his final choice. Second, literary intertextualities found in the novel are examined. Finally, the condition of the main character as storyteller is identified as the novel's major source of originality.