Originally published in Spanish. Santiago Roncagliolo. El País A couple of months ago, I went from Barcelona to Madrid to attend the presentation of Carlos Germán Belli, the Peruvian poet. I did it because of my admiration of him, but also in solidarity, because I thought that a foreign, demanding poet would not be an […]
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The Rhetoric Path to Independence
Originally published in Spanish. Ricardo Dudda. Letras Libres As always happens with the process, nothing is a big deal, until the adversary reacts. Mr Puigdemont’s speech in the Catalan Parliament the October 10th, where he declared Catalonia’s independence only to put it on hold, and the subsequent clandestine signing of secession in a Parliament’s room […]
This is about Winning
Originally published in Spanish. Pablo Simón. Politikon. 1.- At this point, the sequence we could anticipate since before the October 1st is working as a clock. Last Tuesday, a chameleon UDI took place, since every one saw in it what wanted to see. Some saw a call to dialogue, others, a unilateral declaration. To me, […]
Don’t say ‘robbery’ when you mean ‘Welfare State’
Originally published in Spanish. Manuel Alejandro Hidalgo Pérez and Jorge Díaz Lanchas. Agenda Pública. The disdain towards other collectives seems to be a common strategy while pursuing some other political goal, even if those other collectives are fellow citizens. Apparently, Spain has not been spared from this attitude. The secessionist movement, legitimate or not –we […]
In Francoland
Ursprünglich auf Spanisch veröffentlicht. Antonio Muñoz Molina. El País. In Europa und Amerika steht man dermaßen auf das Pittoreske unserer Rückständigkeit, dass man sich beleidigt fühlt, wenn wir erklären, wie sehr wir uns verändert haben. Es geschah mir am letzten Abend des Septembers in Heidelberg, aber es ist mir ziemlich oft in anderen Städten Europas […]
Catalonia, offence and despair
Published originally in Spanish. José Andrés Rojo. El País Taking the demands of independence outside to the streets has loaded the debate with emotion rather than clear arguments When you don’t know what’s happening it’s hard to communicate, everything gets complicated, anxiety rises, suspicions grow. It happened a few days ago in the Catalan Parliament. […]
In Francoland
Originale: “En Francoland”. Antonio Muñoz Molina. El País In Europa o in America piace così tanto la nostra pittoresca arretratezza che si offendono se spieghiamo loro quanto siamo cambiati. Di Antonio Muñoz Molina Mi è successo l’ultima notte di Settembre a Heidelberg, ma mi era successo già abbastanza spesso in altre città europee e americane […]
Francoland
Publié à l’origine en espagnol. «En Francoland». Antonio Muñoz Molina. El País En Europe et en Amérique, ils aiment tellement le pittoresque de notre retard qu’ils s’offensent quand nous leur expliquons à quel point nous avons changé. Antonio Muñoz Molina Cela m’est arrivé le dernier soir de septembre à Heidelberg, mais cela se produit également dans […]
Recuerdos personales
Original autor: Grad Student in USA. Mañana [1 de octubre], el gobierno de Cataluña intentará organizar un referéndum para declarar unilateralmente la secesión del resto de España. El gobierno central se ha opuesto a este proceso, también la mayor parte de la población española. La gente en Cataluña también está dividida, pero a estas alturas […]
La Catalogna, le offese e lo sconforto
Originale: “Cataluña, las ofensas y el desconsuelo”. José Andrés Rojo. El País Quando non si sa cosa sta succedendo è difficile comunicarsi, tutto diventa confuso, cresce l’ansia, aumenta la sfiducia. È successo qualche giorno fa nel Parlamento della Catalogna. Il presidente catalano Carles Puigdemont ha fatto un discorso solenne sul tira e molla tra la […]