“I think the Irish are Spaniards who got lost,” Gibson told one Spanish newspaper recently and he roars with laughter as he is reminded of the quote, even though he stands by it. “I’m still a Dubliner, obviously, and I’m Irish, but because I’ve got Spanish nationality, this enables me to speak with the freedom that other Hispanists perhaps can’t,” he says. “Here I am in 2018, coming up to 80, it’s horrifying to think how many years I have invested in all of this. What I want to do now is to read and read and read. Write something yes, but read and read and read…”

Source: The Irish Times May 14, 2018 03:56 UTC