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INTERVIEWERWhat was it like for you to teach Americans?
PUIGI found it interesting because I could see what their phobias, fears, and problems were. I’ve found that in both America and Latin America, the young writer usually doesn’t like the system, with a capital “S,” in his country. But in Latin America the possibility exists of actually shaking that system, because Latin American systems are shaky. Young writers who don’t like the American way of life feel impotent, because it’s really tough to shake Wall Street. You may not like Wall Street, but it works somehow. That’s also the case in countries like Germany. Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. In Latin America there’s the illusion that a writer can change something; of course, it’s not that simple.
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