In Literature, You Know Only What You

The Contract Between The Author And The Reader Is A Game. And The Game . . . Is One Of The Greatest Invetions Of Western Civilization: The Game Of Telling Stories, Inventing Characters, And Creating The Imaginary Paradise Of The Individual, From Whence No One Can Be Expelled Because, In A Novel, No One Owns The Truth And Everyone Has The Right To Be Heard And Understood.

The United States Has Written The White History Of The United States. It Now Needs To Write The Black, Latino, Indian, Asian And Caribbean History Of The United States.

You Start By Writing To Live. You End By Writing So As Not To Die.

I Am A Mexican. The United States Lived Seventy-five Years With The One Party System In Mexico - The Pri - Without Batting An Eyelid, Never Demanding Democracy Of Mexico. Democracy Came Because Mexicans Fought For Democracy And Made A Democracy Out Of Our History, Our Possibilities, Our Perspectives. Democracy Is Not Something That Can Be Exported Like Coca-cola. It Has To Be Bred From The Inside, According To The Culture, The Conditions Of Each Country.

I Have Never Considered Myself A Writer In Exile Because I Grew Up Outside Of My Own Country, Because My Father Was A Diplomat. Therefore, I Grew Up In Brazil, Chile, Argentina, The United States, I Studied In Switzerland - So I've Always Had Perspective On My Country - I Am Thankful For That.