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. Antonio Tabucchi applicablebroadcountry Change image and share on social
Fifty years after half a million gypsies were exterminated in the Second World War - thousands of them in Auschwitz - we're again preparing the mass killing of this minority. Antonio Tabucchi auschwitzexterminatefifty Change image and share on social
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 conclusionelementgenius Change image and share on social
It's the job of intellectuals and writers to cast doubt on perfection. Antonio Tabucchi castdoubtintellectual Change image and share on social
I was born in the Second World War during the Nazi invasion of my country. Antonio Tabucchi bearcountryinvasion Change image and share on social
My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself. Antonio Tabucchi jobpoliticpolitician Change image and share on social
Eco sees the intellectual as an organizer of culture, someone who can run a magazine or a museum. An administrator, in fact. I think this is a melancholy situation for an intellectual. Antonio Tabucchi administratorcultureeco Change image and share on social
Xenophobia manifests itself especially against civilizations and cultures that are weak because they lack economic resources, means of subsistence or land. So nomadic people are the first targets of this kind of aggression. Antonio Tabucchi aggressioncivilizationculture share on social
Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy. Antonio Tabucchi desiredreamfantasy Change image and share on social
There are some fundamental values it's impossible to be wrong about. Antonio Tabucchi fundamentalimpossiblevalue Change image and share on social
