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Ariel Dorfman

Ariel Dorfman

Ariel Dorfman is a Chilean-American writer. His books have been published in over 40 languages and his plays staged in more than one hundred countries. He is the author of "Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile" His new novel is "Darwin’s Ghosts." 

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Why Chile's Election Signals Major Shift

The election of Gabriel Boric, a left-wing president, has consequences far beyond the country's borders.

Ariel Dorfman ·

Singer Jennifer Lopez performs during the inauguration ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

"Libertad y Justicia Para Todos": How Spanish Can Help Us Survive Viral Times

A journey into the heart of a language we need now more than ever.

Ariel Dorfman ·

The more Trump has abused his power and position in this world and the more he’s escaped any retribution for his crimes, the more obsessed I’ve become with visualizing ways for him to pay in some version of the afterlife. (Photo: Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Sending Trump to Hell

Dante Alighieri has words for Donald J. Trump from the other side of death.

Ariel Dorfman ·

Is it the punitive incarceration of millions, so many lives wasted? (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Humans as “animals,” then and now

Ariel Dorfman ·

How to Read Donald Trump

On Burning Books But Not Ideas

Ariel Dorfman ·

(Credit: Michael Gomel/cc/flickr)

How to Forgive Your Torturer

The River Kwai passes through Latin America and Washington

Ariel Dorfman ·

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