Dacia Maraini: The 2011 Puterbaugh Fellow

[...]the even graver and more incomprehensible part, then, is the explosive mix that these fanatics propose: on one hand an archaic mentality and culture, based in war against the other, hate as a principle of life, the submission of women, vendetta as a political strategy, the refusal of knowledge, and, on the other hand, the reckless and nonchalant use of advanced technology: computers, cell phones, sophisticated weapons, highly equipped airplanes, bombs made with the latest technologies, etc. Scant interest on the part of editors to spend money on translations? Or egotism tied to a vision of international influence, even in the editorial market? I don't have an answer, but the results are truly disheartening for those of us who write in nondominant languages.