Exorcising Terror: The Incredible Unending Trial of General Augusto Pinochet

by Ariel Dorfman

Book Overview

Exiled Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman chronicles the crimes of Augusto Pinochet, the former dictator of Chile. He begins with the 1973 U.S.-supported coup that brought Pinochet to power and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583225420
• ISBN13: 9781583225424
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Essential reading

This is essential reading for anyone wanting to comprehend the crimes of Pinochet and the complicity of the United States government. As is always the case with Dorfman's books, it is beautifully written.

Exorcising Terror: The incredible unending trial of Augusto

This book is basic to understand from a personal perspective how the chilean people suffered under this animal regime. It shows how all bullies, those who get theirs kicks hurting other human beings become pathetic cowards when they are asked to pay for their acts.

A good synopsis of the trial of Pinochet

One should keep in mind that this is a personal and political view of the Pinochet case. The book is good in the fact that it is a personal account of a man who had friends who are among the disapeared of Chile. If you are interested in a personal account than by this book, however if you are interested in an acccount of Pinochet policies by a book exclusivly about his regime.