Antonio Tabucchi

"Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy."

"I live quietly at home among my family and friends."

"My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself."

"Literature is my life of course, but from an ontological point of view. From an existential point of view, I like being a teacher."

"No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job."