Clarissa's Blog

I don’t have that much left to do in the book. I have finished the chapters on:

1. Spanish Civil War and dictatorship.

2. Economic crisis of 2008-2012 and corruption.

3. EU membership and what a letdown that’s been.

4. Neoliberalism and globalization.

5. Ukrainian writers who write in Spanish.

All I have left is Catalonian and Basque separatism. And the conclusion. The intro us mostly done but, as always, I’m having trouble finishing strong. I’ll do something very personal and intense in the conclusion to avoid a watered-down finish.

The title is Contemporary Spanish Literature for Ukrainians, and my dream is to do a series, adding Contemporary Latin American and Contemporary American literature.

And no, I don’t want this book to be published in translation to any language. The things I say there, I’d be immediately unpersonned everywhere except in Ukraine. The whole point is to give me a chance to say things I can’t say aloud.