How to Forgive Your Torturer How to Forgive Your Torturer
Eric Lomax was captured and tortured by the Japanese during World War II. Forty years later, he tracked down the man responsible.
Jun 17, 2014 / Ariel Dorfman
My Memories of Gabriel García Márquez My Memories of Gabriel García Márquez
What more could a young writer want than to spend hours and hours with the greatest author alive?
May 6, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Ariel Dorfman
The Struggle for Chile’s Future The Struggle for Chile’s Future
The presidential runoff between Michelle Bachelet and Evelyn Matthei presents an opportunity to overcome Pinochet's twisted legacy.
Dec 4, 2013 / Ariel Dorfman
Does the Chilean Experience Offer a Way Out for Egypt? Does the Chilean Experience Offer a Way Out for Egypt?
My country can perhaps offer Egyptians a strategy whereby a fearful and divided populace can rid itself of an oppressive regime.
Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ariel Dorfman
Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s
Dr. King’s words in a world awash with surveillance.
Aug 27, 2013 / Ariel Dorfman
Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile
Returning to Chile decades after Allende’s death, I was no longer a soldier of the revolution. What changed?
Nov 9, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ariel Dorfman
Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death
As the 2012 election draws closer, what can Obama learn from the many battles of Chile's most famous president?
Oct 11, 2011 / Ariel Dorfman
Epitaph for Another September 11 Epitaph for Another September 11
Chile and the United States offer contrasting models of how to react to a collective trauma.
Aug 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ariel Dorfman
Nelson Mandela: Conversations With a Myth Nelson Mandela: Conversations With a Myth
In his new memoir the South African leader struggles to overcome his image as a saint.
Dec 22, 2010 / Feature / Ariel Dorfman
Lessons of a Catastrophe Lessons of a Catastrophe
Chile was a democracy, yet tyranny triumphed--in the name of fighting terror.
Sep 11, 2003 / Feature / Ariel Dorfman