My writing, such as it is, grows out of my sense of discolation, I mean, dislocation. Having lost my place, I write to find my place, or to find once again that I have lost my place.
For me the path to the literary goes through the non - literary. For this reason it surprises me that I am a writer, or that people speak of me as a … - Gustavo Perez Firmat
For me the path to the literary goes through the non - literary. For this reason it surprises me that I am a writer, or that people speak of me as a …
- Gustavo Perez Firmat
I say that being a smart writer doesn't make you a good writer. There's obviously a difference between talent and intelligence. And it may be that at… - Gustavo Perez Firmat
I say that being a smart writer doesn't make you a good writer. There's obviously a difference between talent and intelligence. And it may be that at…
Teaching is my most reliable form of human contact. I love the opportunity to speak Spanish (which I don't do at home), the give-and-take with studen… - Gustavo Perez Firmat
Teaching is my most reliable form of human contact. I love the opportunity to speak Spanish (which I don't do at home), the give-and-take with studen…
My writing, such as it is, grows out of my sense of discolation, I mean, dislocation. Having lost my place, I write to find my place, or to find once… - Gustavo Perez Firmat
My writing, such as it is, grows out of my sense of discolation, I mean, dislocation. Having lost my place, I write to find my place, or to find once…
When I was younger, I dreaded having to write. I would find every possible excuse not to sit down at the typewriter (this was a long time ago). As I'… - Gustavo Perez Firmat
When I was younger, I dreaded having to write. I would find every possible excuse not to sit down at the typewriter (this was a long time ago). As I'…
I was born in Cuba but was made in the USA. - Gustavo Perez Firmat
I was born in Cuba but was made in the USA.
I read fiction all the time. It's true that I don't like fantasy or science fiction. I like "realistic" novels, particularly those in which nothing m… - Gustavo Perez Firmat
I read fiction all the time. It's true that I don't like fantasy or science fiction. I like "realistic" novels, particularly those in which nothing m…
The fact that I am writing to you in English already falsifies what I wanted to tell you. My subject: how to explain to you that I don't belong to En… - Gustavo Perez Firmat
The fact that I am writing to you in English already falsifies what I wanted to tell you. My subject: how to explain to you that I don't belong to En…
Literature is breathing. I teach literature the way someone else might teach First Aid. - Gustavo Perez Firmat
Literature is breathing. I teach literature the way someone else might teach First Aid.
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