The metametamorphosis and other beautiful morphoses

How did you manage to write these stories?
With hard work and humility.
And do you intend to write more?
With hard work and humility.
But the Nobel seems unlikely this year.
We must look at ourselves, not at others.
You don't seem to be on the shortlist.
One must know how to respect one's opponents, while also knowing
that, when the game is played, they are no better than we are.
Some criticize me for my adversarial syntax,
particularly for my excessive use of adjectives.
As long as it is mathematically possible, I will continue to fight
for my adjectives.

Rui Zink, born in Lisbon in 1961, is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Portuguese literature. A writer, teacher and intellectual provocateur, he has created a body of work marked by irony, social criticism and a rare ability to transform the everyday into revealing absurdity.

In books such as O Destino Turístico, A Instalação do medo and Hotel Lusitano, he explores the tension between fantasy and reality: humour as a sharp form of thought.