Don Quixote is the best book out there on political theory, followed by Hamlet and Macbeth. There is no better way to understand the tragedy and the comedy of the Mexican political system than Hamlet, Macbeth and Don Quixote. They're much better than any column of political analysis.
Subcomandante MarcosTag: literature-and-politics mexican-gov-t
Literature is not at the service of the government; on the contrary, governments should do everything in their power to create a favourable climate for literature.
Murong XuecunWho says great literatue has to be written by men? Who says great literature has to be about scary, creepy stuff like adulterers being punished and black slaves breaking loose and giant whales eating people? Why can't literature just be stories about women? Refined, respectable women have just as much to say as ignorant black slaves or bloodthirsty Indians or mad white whaling captains. Why do we have to pretend those people's lives matter more than our own?
Anna QuindlenMy answer is: Recognize yourself in others
Nadine GordimerRich people don’t have to have a life-and-death relationship with the truth and its questions; they can ignore the truth and still thrive materially. I am not surprised many of them understand literature only as an ornament. Life is an ornament to them, relationships are ornaments, their 'work' is but a flimsy, pretty ornament meant to momentarily thrill and capture attention.
Sergio TroncosoTag: class materialism crossing-borders rich-people literature-and-politics upper-class wealth-and-virtues sergio-troncoso
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