I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing.

I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing.

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.

What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert?

I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.

Writers are not meant for action.