Enrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-Matasis a Spanish novelist. He is the author of several award-winning books that mix different genres like meta-fiction and have been translated into thirty languages...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 March 1948
CountrySpain
grows
When it grows dark, we always need someone. This thought, the product of anxiety, only comes to me in the evenings, just when I'm about to end my writerly explorations.
aid anguish blend generates humor invaluable irony knows next night rediscover subdued thanks until wait
As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But every night I am subdued by an anxiety that knows no irony, and I must wait until the next day to rediscover the blend of anguish and humor that characterizes my writing and that generates my style.
journey long something-new
I long to journey endlessly, always in search of something new. Always alert.
book giving honor
It's an honor, indeed I'm glad, to join in giving a warm reception to a book that has given me many delightful moments.
inspiration writing years
Had I mentioned to someone around 1795 that I planned to write, anyone with any sense would have told me to write for two hours every day, with or without inspiration. Their advice would have enabled me to benefit from the ten years of my life I totally wasted waiting for inspiration.