Pillars of Catalunya: Novelist Ken Follett gives his views
Monday, October 9, 2017 @ 9:04 PM
BEST-SELLING historical fiction writer Ken Follett told reporters in Madrid this week that he is 'not bothered about a Nobel Literature Prize' and is 'quite happy with his Maserati and champagne', and reveals that his latest epic is partly set in the southern Spanish city of Sevilla.
During the Welsh author's presentation at Madrid's Ritz Hotel of A Column of Fire – his 31st novel and the third set in the fictitious Mediaeval city of Kingsbridge, a series started with his massive hit Pillars of the Earth – he was inevitably asked what he thought of the situation in Catalunya, given that last Sunday's extreme police action and the subsequent protests have been broadcast all over the world.
“I have to say two things,” stated Follett, 68.
“Firstly, it's very hard to tell people they can't vote, even if that's the right thing to do. Even if the voting is illegal – even if all that's true – those who send in the police to stop people voting are always going to be seen as the villain of the piece. I'm not saying that's the case, but that's what it will look like. We're talking about a public relations error.
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