El Mito de Doñana
Author: Aquilino Duque
Publisher: Renacimiento
ISBN: 9791387552060
Photography: William Mulvihill
The Myth of Doñana is, without a doubt, along with the writings of Abel Chapman and José Manuel Caballero Bonald, the fundamental book about that magical territory known as Doñana National Park. Aquilino Duque (Seville, 1931–2021), always a great writer and master of a vast literary universe encompassing poetry, novels, and essays, set out with this book to go beyond mere description, evocation, or the grand and humble history of the park. Above all, Aquilino Duque left us a passionate statement on the importance of Doñana Park for our very existence as a community. First published in 1977 and reissued in 2004, The Myth of Doñana is now more relevant than ever—thanks to the extraordinary prose with which it is written, its enduring critical stance in the face of the many threats that still endanger the park's very existence, and its emphatic affirmation of conservationist values.