The exile in Paris of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez: the image of France in his correspondence

Abstract

This paper analyses the image of France in the writings that the young Vicente Blasco Ibanez produced during his first exile in Paris, taking as a reference point two main documents: the correspondence he maintained with his girlfriend, Maria, who lived in Valencia; and the articles that the published weekly in the newspaper ‘El Correo’ of his hometown. From the theorical study of Imagology, we can see how different visions are projected. Therefore, the
consequences that Blasco’ stay entailed for his subsequent literature will be analysed.