welcome to hardtalk i am stephen sackur. in all cultures, all languages, there are writers whose imaginations prompt them to challenge the status quo. in democracies, they are called critical voices. in authoritarian regimes, they are labelled enemies of the state. the novelist and playwright ariel dorfman was forced into exile and saw his books burned in chile after the coup of 1973. he made a new life straddling the us and post dictatorship chile, his international literary success with books full of ghosts and foreboding. why? ariel dorfman in north carolina, welcome to hardtalk. i am so glad to be with you. we are delighted to have you. your latest book, the compensation bureau. it is fascinating on many levels but if i had to, i guess i would describe it as a surreal apocalypse fantasy. is that because that is where you believe we human beings are right now? i think we are in danger of apocalypse certainly from climate change, pestilence and especially from nuclear warf
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