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How a Democracy Descends Into Murderous Fascism: On Pinochet’s Chile

How a Democracy Descends Into Murderous Fascism: On Pinochet’s Chile

Philippe Sands Explores the Similarities Between Pinochet’s Military Junta and the Nazis

By Philippe Sands | October 8, 2025

Farid Matuk on Mirroring, Poetic Artifice, and Complicating Sensuality in Verse

Farid Matuk on Mirroring, Poetic Artifice, and Complicating Sensuality in Verse

The Author of “Moon Mirrored Indivisible” in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | March 24, 2025

“My First Porno, My First Dildo, My First Love.” On José Donoso’s <em>The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria</em>

“My First Porno, My First Dildo, My First Love.” On José Donoso’s The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria

Gabriela Wiener Considers a Beloved, Life-Changing Book

By Gabriela Wiener | March 17, 2025

Pilsner Goes to America: How Beer Got Big in the 19th Century

Pilsner Goes to America: How Beer Got Big in the 19th Century

Jeffrey M. Pilcher Tracks the Transatlantic Development of Pilsners and Lagers from Central Europe to the Americas

By Jeffrey M. Pilcher | September 30, 2024

A Queer, Carnivalesque Vision of Chile’s Independence Day from Pedro Lemebel

A Queer, Carnivalesque Vision of Chile’s Independence Day from Pedro Lemebel

From “A Last Supper of Queer Apostles: Selected Essays”

By Pedro Lemebel | May 29, 2024

Magical and Essential: On the Mineral and Metallic Bases of Our World

Magical and Essential: On the Mineral and Metallic Bases of Our World

Ed Conway Explores Chile's Salar de Atacama, the World's Richest Source of Lithium

By Ed Conway | November 8, 2023

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Breaking the Cycle: Confronting Fascism in Chile’s Presidential Election

By Mónica-Ramón Ríos and Carlos Labbé | December 16, 2021

Here's how Pablo Neruda's funeral became a left-wing demonstration.

Here's how Pablo Neruda's funeral became a left-wing demonstration.

By Dan Sheehan | September 24, 2021

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6 Latin American Novels That Changed How We Think
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By Bruno Lloret and Ellen Jones | April 15, 2021

Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda has died of coronavirus at 70.

Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda has died of coronavirus at 70.

By Aaron Robertson | April 16, 2020

Why Thousands Are Protesting in the Streets of Chile

Why Thousands Are Protesting in the Streets of Chile

Mónica Ramón Ríos and Carlos Labbé on the Intersection of Politics and Aesthetics

By Carlos Labbé and Mónica Ramón Ríos | October 28, 2019

Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

A Young Poet's Adventures in the Foreign Service

By Jamie James | June 3, 2019

On Translating Bolaño (and His Obsessions)

On Translating Bolaño (and His Obsessions)

A Q&A with Natasha Wimmer, Translator of The Spirit of Science Fiction

By Literary Hub | February 8, 2019

Can the Establishment Embrace its Critics?

Can the Establishment Embrace its Critics?

Alejandro Zambra and Preti Taneja on
Authority, Shakespeare, Neoliberalism and More

By Alejandro Zambra and Preti Taneja | December 19, 2018

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