“Regarding fiction, our concern shouldn't be the author's origin (and of course I am forgetting the sales people right here), because that is actually merely a simplified, almost insulting judgment of the book by its cover - or rather by the name and origin of its author - an act of discrimination if we want to say it in a more provoking way, but at the least an act of ignorance and false empathy.” PeopleIfsWayWantBookCoursesNamesForgetFictionIgnoranceJudgmentEmpathyConcernDiscriminationProvokingInsultingSales People Author:Sasa Stanisic
“Europe is not becoming more unified - well, yes, on paper - but not as long as the criteria for so many things (import regulations, border control, visa politics...etc.) are still made in an unjust, unreasonable way.” WayWellsLongMadeStillsBecomingPaperEuropeBordersEtcRegulationUnjustCriteriaBecoming MoreUnreasonableUnifiedImportsVisaBorder Control Author:Sasa Stanisic
“It can stand in the way of narration in cases where we want the protagonist to actually go through some kind of catharsis while our own (non-fictional) experiences and stories lead to something banal or completely uninteresting.” WayWantKindStoriesCasesProtagonistsCatharsisNarration Author:Sasa Stanisic
“By changing the way I experienced things, even just involving different details than in reality, I often felt I was betraying the past and playing an unfair game with the reader where he (of course) would ask himself "Did this really happen?"” WayDifferentRealityHappensPastCoursesAsksGamesFeltReaderDetailsBetrayUnfairInvolvingFair Game Author:Sasa Stanisic
