The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone else, and this means creating a character. — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job. — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
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… — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions. — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
My books are about losers, about people who've lost their way and are engaged in a search. — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
Xenophobia manifests itself especially against civilizations and cultures that are weak because they lack economic resources, means of subsistence or land. So nomadic people… — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one… — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
I don't know whether these people are going to find themselves, but as they live their lives they have no choice but to face… — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
We all want to be someone else but without ceasing to be ourselves. I think it's very important to defend this idea in real… — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
