In addition to his great talent for writing, Arturo Pérez-Reverte is known for being one of the most critical and foul-mouthed authors on the social landscape of our country. The writer is characterized by not mincing words and for giving his opinion, sometimes irreverent, through his social networks, which causes a great media stir on many occasions.
Over the last few years, Pérez-Reverte has taken a position on countless issues that have given rise to national controversies: politics, inclusive language, religion, feminism, freedom, etc. Despite criticism, the author has always seemed calm and self-confident.
Last Friday there was an attack in Afghanistan in which three Spanish tourists died and many others were injured. This is the case of Araceli Tamayo, a woman from the Basque Country who will be repatriated this Wednesday from Kabul due to the different health complications that she is having as a result of the attack.
As has been learned, the terrible event has not stopped the excursion of other groups of Spanish tourists, who this week began a route through the country despite the risk of exposing themselves to an attack.
Faced with such a situation, Pérez-Reverte could not help but give his opinion through an article and a publication on his X account (a platform formerly known as Twitter). ”If you go, you know where you are going. Unless you’re an idiot… We’ve acquired a dangerous habit: believing that the world is what the travel brochures say it is. Regarding tourism to areas where it is not convenient to do tourism, here is another one,’ he has written to his more than 2.5 million followers.
The writer’s communication has caused quite a stir on the Internet. Hundreds of people have commented on the article, expressing their opinion and supporting his reflection on the care, attention and risk involved in traveling to certain territories.
”We live in a bubble, death, pain, do not exist, or have been erased from our lives. We are an immature, childish society and out there is the jungle. Then comes the surprise. Fools”, ”As right as always”, ”I wonder where common sense has gone” or ”One of the few right-wing gentlemen that I read carefully. I don’t usually agree with his conclusions, but the path he takes to reach them is full of common sense” are some of the comments on the subject that can be read on the Internet.
