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Generation Exile: The Lives I Leave Behind by Rodrigo Dorfman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Dorfman's career as a documentary filmmaker shines through in the writing style and pace of his memoir. It is in the intimate closeups of the interpersonal and the distant wide angle lens on the societal. Unflinchingly, he arms the reader with information regarding the Pinochet coup in Chile and all its consequence within and outside of Chile's borders. Generation Exile manages to be at once lighthearted and reverent, candid and complex, ultimately a wholly human presentation of the self--flaws and triumphs combined.
I appreciated that, for all that Dorfman sheds light on his and his family's exiles and the turmoil they faced, he simultaneously is aware and acknowledges the relative privileges they had, from political and social connections to sheer luck. It is difficult to be the one to speak on matters that Dorfman touches on, when there have been voices forever silenced and voices that cannot bridge the gap of opportunity, and the author handles this graciously.
I had the opportunity to meet Rodrigo Dorfman at a panel where I purchased this, and the book is, truly, "a testament to no longer being on the run." I'm honored to be the first to write for you an indepth review. Isang bagsak, and happy holidays to you and your family.
I appreciated that, for all that Dorfman sheds light on his and his family's exiles and the turmoil they faced, he simultaneously is aware and acknowledges the relative privileges they had, from political and social connections to sheer luck. It is difficult to be the one to speak on matters that Dorfman touches on, when there have been voices forever silenced and voices that cannot bridge the gap of opportunity, and the author handles this graciously.
I had the opportunity to meet Rodrigo Dorfman at a panel where I purchased this, and the book is, truly, "a testament to no longer being on the run." I'm honored to be the first to write for you an indepth review. Isang bagsak, and happy holidays to you and your family.