Originally published in Spanish. “Cataluña en dos mitades”. Manuel Jabois. El País. To notice that Catalonia was becoming independent, you had to turn up the volume. It happened in a bar close to the Sant Jaume square, where TV was showing the Catalan Parliament’s plenary session on mute. “What are they voting now? Bring the […]
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Dr. 155 and Mr. UDI
Originally published in Spanish. Manuel Jabois. El Pais. On Thursday October 26th, in Barcelona, Carles Puigdemont didn’t abort the declaration of Independence of Catalonia because he didn’t receive from the government guarantees that justice would respect his demands. Twice he wanted to announce elections and renounce his promise of following “the mandate of the Catalan […]
Concediti un regalo
Originale: “Regálate un capricho”. Manuel Jabois. El País La parte sorprendente del «procés» è la gente che crede che attraversare il fiume con lo scorpione sulla schiena non comporterà alcun prezzo da pagare. Sono settimane che ricevo sul mio whatsapp istruzioni per fondare la Repubblica della Catalogna. Faccio parte di una trama sentimentale che si muove attraverso […]
Treat yourself to a treat
For weeks I have been receiving instructions via whatsapp to create the Republic of Catalonia. I am part of a sentimental plot that moves through chains messages that keeps our troop together and alert, either to pay the bail of Artur Mas or to concentrate on the streets. This is due to the spamming of […]
Il rumore e la furia della Catalogna dei meceni
Originale: “El ruido y la furia de la Cataluña de los mecenas”. Manuel Jabois. El País La forza sociale del processo indipendentista è quella di Omnium e dell’ ANC, due associazioni di diversa provenienza che difendono la tabella di marcia del processo d’independenza. Joan Baptista Cendrós fu un personaggio talmente importante in Catalogna da […]
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 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 […]
La rivoluzione delle persone buone
Originale: “La revolución de las buenas personas”. Manuel Jabois. El País. C’è una parte della Spagna che si oppone al referendum dell’1 di Ottobre, non perché sia patriottica o per difendere l’unità nazionale, ma per impedire, oggi e sempre, che alcune persone decidano unilateralmente di privare gli altri dei propri diritti per il fatto di […]
A revolution of good people
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Jabois. El País. Four years ago, I had to sit down with Oriol Junqueras for a ‘cute’ interview — a summer genre I’m not great at because I’m not that cute. I decided to kill two birds with one stone and booked an interview with the adult-cinema director Erika Lust […]