Here, in the tradition of Barbara Kingsolver's national best
seller "Small Wonder," are reflections on the meaning of America in
a time of great crisis. "Let me tell you, America, of the hopes I
had for you," Dorfman writes after the fall of the Twin Towers,
remembering back to an earlier September 11th in 1973, when he was
on the staff of, then President of Chile, Salvador Allende the day
he was removed from office and murdered in a coup in which the U.S.
government was complicit. "Beware the plague of victimhood,
America. . . . Nothing is more dangerous than a giant who is
afraid," Dorfman adds. In another essay he asks, "Isn't it time, as
war approaches yet again, to tell each other stories of peace over
and over again?" Dorfman weaves together sentiment and politics
with his sense of the larger historical questions, reminding
Americans of our unique role in the world, so different from the
one put forward by the current administration: the power to resist
and to imagine.
Described by "Newsweek" as "one of the greatest Latin American
novelists," American-Chilean author Ariel Dorfman spent much of his
childhood growing up in Queens, New York, and other locations in
the U.S. As a Latino who writes each of his books in English and
Spanish simultaneously, he offers us a bicultural, international
perspective like few other American writers. Each of his books
explores the relationship between reality and dreams in the many
Americas. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and
his plays have been staged in more than 100 countries. He writes
regularly for a range of publications, including the "L.A. Times,
El Tiempo in Madrid, The Nation," and "Granta," to name a few. Many
of Dorfman's books are available in Spanish from Seven Stories'
Spanish-language imprint, Siete Cuentos Editorial. He lives in
Durham, North Carolina.
General
Imprint: |
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2004 |
First published: |
July 2004 |
Authors: |
Ariel Dorfman
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Foreword by: |
Tom Engelhardt
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Dimensions: |
211 x 142 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58322-632-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
1-58322-632-X |
Barcode: |
9781583226322 |
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