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HistoryDecember 30, 2013
Memory Politics: On ‘Franco’s Crypt’
To what extent does Franco’s rule still dictate contemporary Spanish culture?
Jonathan Blitzer
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Arts and EntertainmentMarch 27, 2013
Man in the Middle: On Philip Glass
Philip Glass’s new opera, The Perfect American, is a mix of bluster and inspiration.
Jonathan Blitzer
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FictionJanuary 9, 2013
No Man Is an Island: Fiction, Trauma, War
How Argentine fiction about the Malvinas War conspires in a trick of perspective.
Jonathan Blitzer
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CultureJanuary 31, 2012
The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’
El País, Público and Spain’s Second Transition.
Jonathan Blitzer
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CultureMay 18, 2011
Unreal Images: On Javier Cercas
In a nonfiction account of a failed coup, the novelist Javier Cercas tackles the confounding history of Spain’s transition to democracy.
Jonathan Blitzer
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FictionApril 14, 2010
A Reign Not of This World
Juan Carlos Onetti immerses himself in reality just long enough to fashion an escape. This is his peculiar gift.
Jonathan Blitzer
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LawAugust 25, 2006
Confronting the Truth about Torture
Despite mounting evidence, Americans remain willfully blind to the government’s barbaric treatment of terror suspects. Now, human rights groups and religious organizations are using testimonies from victims to awaken moral revulsion at what is being done in our name.
Jonathan Blitzer