[1] In terms of format and contents, the magazine is similar to the New York Review of Books,[1] and its title is a reference to Spain's isolated status during the post-war period.
[2] Eleanor Wright describes Ínsula as one of the most respected independent literary magazines in the post-war period of Spain.
[3] Established in 1946,[4][5] Ínsula's first issue appeared in January 1946,[6] with Enrique Canito as the founding editor and director.
It was suspended in 1947 due to the publication of José Luis Cano's review of James Joyce's Ulysses.
[9] In 1956, Ínsula was also closed down by Spanish authorities due to its November 1955 issue honoring Ortega y Gasset upon his death in 1955.