Advice to the Young
"Pursue it as if it were possible.”
Mexican novelist Álvaro Enrigue – considered one of the most significant writers in contemporary Spanish-language literature – feels that his path to becoming a writer was “against the odds.” In this short video, he offers his advice for aspiring writers: “Pursue it as if it were possible.” Read more …
Enrigue argues that going from his childhood neighbourhood to his current career as a writer now was “something impossible. And it was a matter of persistence, and of moving on.” A lot of people want to become a writer, he believes, because they do not realise all the difficulties of a writer’s life, such as the economic hardships.
Álvaro Enrigue (b. 1969) is an award-winning Mexican novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. Among his books are —— six novels, three books of short stories, and one book of essays. He lives in New York.