num_pages: 120
description: “A fast and powerful read, and its themes are still relevant today… and shows vividly the suffering others have endured at our hands, the same sort of suffering our government has pledged to fight… This book is the kind of true testimonial that all Americans should read.”—Clamor“A worthwhile compilation for libraries and bookstores seeking titles on the subject.”—CriticasThis anthology reclaims the date of September 11 as the anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup in Chile in 1973 by General Augusto Pinochet against the popularly elected Allende government. Contributors include Ariel Dorfman, Pablo Neruda, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro.Contents:The last September 11 by Ariel DorfmanI begin by invoking Walt Whitman by Pablo NerudaLast words transmitted by Radio Magallanes, September 11, 1973 by Salvador AllendeThe coup by Joan JaraAn unfinished song by Joan JaraEstadio Chile by Victor Jara"We never saw him hesitate," September 28, 1973 by Beatriz AllendeDeath of a poet by Matilde Neruda, Joan JaraPortrait of a man by Pablo NerudaOn the coup in Chile by Fidel Castro
language: English
title: Chile: The Other September 11: An Anthology of Reflections on the 1973 Coup
titlecomplete: Chile: The Other September 11: An Anthology of Reflections on the 1973 Coup (Radical History)
genres: Latin American History, Nonfiction, History, Politics
ratings_count: 181
publisher: Ocean Press