“There are so many new young poets, novelists, and playwrights who are ...” — Mario Vargas Llosa Quote

“There are so many new young poets, novelists, and playwrights who are much less politically committed than the former generations. The trend is to be totally concentrated on the literary aesthetic and to consider politics to be something dirty that shouldn't be mixed with an artistic or a literary vocation.”

“Since it is impossible to know what's really happening, we Peruvians lie, invent, dream and take refuge in illusion. Because of these strange circumstances, Peruvian life, a life in which so few actually do read, has become literary.”

“Films that take place in the past reproduce the aesthetics of the past. I question the aesthetics of the past.”

“Murakami's ability to deconstruct and his aesthetic and conceptual freedom have been totally inspiring for me.”

“It isn't enough for a book to be transporting or entertaining; it must also come from a place of knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics. Even where a longlisted book wears its craftsmanship lightly, the power of the writing shines through.”