A work is good or bad or mediocre, and that’s all. Neither … - Angélica Gorodischer

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A work is good or bad or mediocre, and that’s all. Neither the theme of the work nor the genre in which it’s written tell you anything. There are a lot of horrible SF stories and novels, those where the little green men with antennas appear and so, which are in fact trash. And then there are marvels like Ursula Le Guin, Philip K. Dick and others.

Angélica Gorodischer

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About Angélica Gorodischer

Angélica Gorodischer (28 July 1928 – 5 February 2022) was a writer from Argentina who was known for her short stories, which belong to a wide variety of genres, including science-fiction, fantasy, crime and stories with a feminist perspective.

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Alternative Names: Angélica Beatriz Gorodischer • Angélica Beatriz del Rosario Arcal • Angelica Gorodischer

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(Who are currently your favorite writers, be they Argentine, Latin American or from elsewhere?) AG: Borges, of course. Borges always. Balzac, also always. Alejo Carpentier, Clarice Lispector, Armonía Somers, Juan Rulfo, Mercé Rodoreda, Grace Paley, Marcel Proust. Oh, so many people, so many!

As Borges, the Master, said: “When I heard Funes speak, then I had the story.” One has to let the character speak.

Inspiration doesn’t exist; what exists is work. As someone said: “Inspiration arrived . . . and found me working.” There is no other way.

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