"Writing should give access to the world." | Writer Benjamín Labatut | Louisiana Channel

"We live in a world that is bigger than us. It can be terrifying, but it is also inspiring. We cannot survive without mysteries. Mysteries are more important than truth. Writing should give access to the world and at the same time darken it for you so that it becomes mysterious again", says the celebrated Chilean writer Benjamín Labatut in this interview. "Literature and science are two of the ways in which we build our sense of the world.

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