Entrevista a Kiko Amat por su libro "Dick o la tristeza del sexo"

In this conversation, Fernando Sanabrais interviews Kiko Amat about "Dick or the Sadness of Sex" (Anagrama, 2025), a book the author presented at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. More than a promotional chat, the encounter becomes a reflection on writing as a daily practice, life as narrative material, and a distrust of literary posturing. Throughout the interview, Amat discusses his approach to the craft: writing without a preconceived thesis, following the characters rather than the themes, and working with what is there, without idealizing the environment or the role of the writer. From his rejection of artistic solemnity to his defense of silent discipline, the author outlines a work ethic based on repetition, consistency, and a seriousness that doesn't require spectacle. Key ideas from his work also emerge: the figure of the enemy as a creative force, talent understood as a responsibility rather than a privilege, and writing as an exercise similar to ballet rehearsal: hours of invisible work to achieve a precise movement. Dick, or the Sadness of Sex, thus reveals itself not as provocation, but as the result of following a story to its ultimate consequences. Get the book here: https://www.gandhi.com.mx/dick-o-la-t...