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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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 […]
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 […]
It is Catalan, ok?
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Jabois. El País On Wednesday afternoon, Andrea, 39, asked for sparkling water in an emblematic bar in the Malasaña neighbourhood of Madrid. The waiter warned her: “It is Catalan, eh?”. Andrea did not care. “I’m telling you”, replied the old man, “so you can’t complain later”. He showed her the […]
The cruel reality
Originally published in English. Sandra Leon. El Pais It is possible that from now on the economy becomes the moderating factor in the ‘procés’ The answers to the actions initiated by the Government of Catalonia during the last few weeks can be summarized, following an old theory, in the types: Loyalty, Voice and Exit. Whereas […]
The sound and the fury – a Catalonia of patrons of the arts
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Jabois. El País The social force of the pro-independence movement is that of Òmnium and ANC, two associations protecting the roadmap of the independence process. In Catalonia, Joan Baptista Cendrós was such an important man that he became a smell. Strong and mentholated. His was the fragrance of Floïd, an […]
Lose to win
Published originally in Spanish. Juan Claudio de Ramón. El País Nationalism needs to lose so that it can vindicate. That’s why today it blocks the alternative narrative, too. It was Jon Juaristi, in El bucle melancólico (The melancholic loop), who synthesized in the most effective way the strategy of nationalism: lose to win. To recreate […]