Each year, in this world, several languages do die out. There are certain languages that have their survival assured for many years, such as English, but there are other languages whose survival is not so sure, such as Catalan, especially if they don't have a state that protects them. Catalan is spoken in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra. There are about ten million people who understand it and eight and a half who can speak it. But its future is much less certain than, for example, Danish or Slovenian or Latvian, because they have a state.
Each year, in this world, several languages do die out. There are certain languages that have their survival assured for many years, such as English,… - Jaume Cabre
Each year, in this world, several languages do die out. There are certain languages that have their survival assured for many years, such as English,…
- Jaume Cabre
What I strive to do is make my characters seem like real people so that the reader experiences them as people - that's something I've been working on… - Jaume Cabre
What I strive to do is make my characters seem like real people so that the reader experiences them as people - that's something I've been working on…
The essence of a novelist is to invent things and speak the truth, at the same time. - Jaume Cabre
The essence of a novelist is to invent things and speak the truth, at the same time.
The reader has information about the characters that the characters themselves don't have. We all have our secret sides. Even I come to understand th… - Jaume Cabre
The reader has information about the characters that the characters themselves don't have. We all have our secret sides. Even I come to understand th…
Research is necessary. However, you need to make sure you don't fall into its trap. You need to have time left for writing. To avoid the trap, I just… - Jaume Cabre
Research is necessary. However, you need to make sure you don't fall into its trap. You need to have time left for writing. To avoid the trap, I just…
I take all my characters very seriously - the main, secondary, and supporting characters. Even if they only appear once, they still need to have thei… - Jaume Cabre
I take all my characters very seriously - the main, secondary, and supporting characters. Even if they only appear once, they still need to have thei…
I read a lot of poetry. All types of poetry, but mostly Catalan poetry, because I believe poetry is the essence of language. Reading the classics, be… - Jaume Cabre
I read a lot of poetry. All types of poetry, but mostly Catalan poetry, because I believe poetry is the essence of language. Reading the classics, be…
I think that's true of real life - we don't ever know anyone completely. Secrets are very important to creating a narrative work that's believable. T… - Jaume Cabre
I think that's true of real life - we don't ever know anyone completely. Secrets are very important to creating a narrative work that's believable. T…
For someone like you who's a British citizen this might seem strange. How can you ban a language? It turns out that you can. During the dictatorship … - Jaume Cabre
For someone like you who's a British citizen this might seem strange. How can you ban a language? It turns out that you can. During the dictatorship …
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