Ariel Dorfman

Ariel Dorfman was cultural and press advisor to President Salvador Allende’s Chief of Staff during the last months of the Allende government. His new novel, The Suicide Museum, which deals with the death of Allende, has just been published.

What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured?

What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured? What Does it Feel Like to Be Tortured?

Unless you’ve experienced it, you can never really know. Here are five books that come closest to conveying the horror.

Dec 17, 2014 / Ariel Dorfman

How to Forgive Your Torturer

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 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 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 / Editorial / Ariel Dorfman

Does the Chilean Experience Offer a Way Out for Egypt?

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 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 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

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