https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/16/resigning-from-the-club-dumas-more-racism-from-old-europe/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 13:03:23 -0400<![CDATA[When our friend Fausta of The Bad Hair Blog first pointed me to a post at the always-interesting Spanish blog Desde Sefarad about anti-Semitic comments by renowned Spanish thriller writer Arturo P&eacute;rez-Reverte, I was, of course, dismayed. Fausta was correct in assuming I would be a fan of P&eacute;rez-Reverte, whose novels always have intriguing backgrounds, notably The Club Dumas set in the world of rare book collectors. I didn&#8217;t comment about it at the time because I didn&#8217;t trust my Spanish translating abilities (although I certainly got the swearing&#8211;those words were some of the first I learned in the language). But the bilingual Fausta has now provided translations of her own, both from APR and Desde Sefarad.]]>Sun, 16 Jan 2005 07:45:08 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/01/16/resigning-from-the-club-dumas-more-racism-from-old-europe-n206408