Ariel Dorfman in Proa

The writer Ariel Dorfman visited Proa’s Bookstore  to record an interview that will be emitted in The History Channel.  Coauthor of the classic Para leer al Pato Donald – along with A. Mattelart-, the writer visits Argentina because of the launch of his new American novel, Americanos, los pasos de Murieta, that will be presented in the International Fair of the Book of Buenos Aires.  During his visit to the Bookstore, Dorfman  was surprised upon seeing the books of Eloísa Cartonera.  “¡They are books of artists!”, he exclaimed set against the covers of cardboard painted by hand.  Then, for more than one hour, Dorfman  spoke of the history of Latin America, the processes of independence and the current situation of the countries of the continent.  The interview takes part of Unidos por la historia, a documentary series of 10 chapters that will review the last centuries of Latin America, since the cultures of the native towns to the present time.  “Since the times of the conquest, Latin America is connected by infinite bridges, large milestones and small histories.  The purpose of Unidos por la historia is to do visible these connectors in each one of the themes proposed”, explain the producers.  The series will be emitted toward all the continent during 2010, because of the Bicentenary of the countries of the region.  Produced by Contained Native, this documentary series will be rolled in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, France, Spain and England.  The conduction is in charge of the historian and Argentine writer Felipe Pigna and of the historian, journalist and Mexican writer Pedro Angel Palou.