%0 Journal Article %T THE SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE AS THE AXIS OF THE POLITICAL PROJECT OF THE EU. AN ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE OR LIFE BY JORGE SEMPR¨²N %A Garc¨ªa D¨ªaz %A Ana %J 452o F : Revista de Teor¨ªa de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada %D 2011 %I Asociaci¨®n 452?F %X This piece of work analyses the process of memory construction in the work of Jorge Sempr¨²n, focusing in his novel Literature or Life. In this article, we explore the connection between the building of a collective identity that could be used as the basis of an Europeanspirituality represented in the political project of the European Union. Our article tries to disclose the literary strategies that Sempr¨²n uses to establish this identification while proposes a criticalanalysis of its political implications. %K Jorge Sempr¨²n %K Literature or Life %K Collective memory %K European identity %K Resistance %K Affective community %U http://www.452f.com/pdf/numero05/garcia/05_452f_garcia_indiv.pdf