The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone else, and this means creating a character.
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I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions.Antonio Tabucchi
I was born in the Second World War during the Nazi invasion of my country.
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In a novel, my feelings and sense of outrage can find a broader means of expression which would be more symbolic and applicable to many European countries.
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I don't want to promote my own image either. I don't like going on television or mixing in literary circles.
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No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job.
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But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions.
Antonio Tabucchi
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