We were trained as writers with the idea that literature is something that can change reality, that it's not just a very sophisticated entertainment, but a way to act.

When I was young, when I started to write, we were totally convinced that literature was a kind of weapon.

Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.

Death isn't enough. It doesn't remove the stain. But a slap, a whiplash, square on the face, does. Because a man's face is as sacred as his mother or his wife.

A good novel is a conjunction of many factors, the main of which is without a doubt, hard work.

Its easy to know what you want to say, but not to say it

Journalism is a way of voicing opinion, of participating in the political, social, or cultural debate.