Francisco Letelier

Ravaged by Fire

Ravaged by Fire

Francisco Letelier connects the devastation of fire and climate change with the decimation of Gaza, and other disasters...

7 FEBRUARY, 2025 • By Francisco Letelier
September 11, 1973 and Ariel Dorfman’s The Suicide Museum

September 11, 1973 and Ariel Dorfman’s The Suicide Museum

The other 9/11: Francisco Letelier on Ariel Dorfman's latest novel in the context of his family's history in...

3 SEPTEMBER, 2023 • By Francisco Letelier
Lithium Dreams, Crisis of the Anthropocene

Lithium Dreams, Crisis of the Anthropocene

Artist and writer Francisco Letelier ponders the earth and the future of his native Chile as it debates...

4 JUNE, 2023 • By Francisco Letelier
Stadiums, Ghosts & Games—Football’s International Intrigue

Stadiums, Ghosts & Games—Football’s International Intrigue

Francisco Letelier reminisces on his soccer identities in Chile and the USA, while delving into the international politics...

15 NOVEMBER, 2022 • By Francisco Letelier
Muslims in the Americas—a review of “Praying to the West”

Muslims in the Americas—a review of “Praying to the West”

Francisco Letelier, a non-Muslim, reviews Omar Mouallem's "Praying to the West" from the outside looking in.

19 SEPTEMBER, 2022 • By Francisco Letelier
On the Streets of Santiago: a Culture of Wine and Empanadas

On the Streets of Santiago: a Culture of Wine and Empanadas

Contributing editor Francisco Letelier writes from the streets of Chile's capital where the future is just beginning.

15 APRIL, 2022 • By Francisco Letelier
Between Thorns and Thistles in Bil’in

Between Thorns and Thistles in Bil’in

Muralist Francisco Letelier travels to the West Bank to help a Palestinian community confront the Occupation with art.

14 MAY, 2021 • By Francisco Letelier
Dinner at the White House, in the Lion’s Den

Dinner at the White House, in the Lion’s Den

Francisco Letelier searches for the truth about his father's assassination in Washington DC while excavating US government complicity...

14 MARCH, 2021 • By Francisco Letelier
On Desert Planets, Meditations on “Dune”

On Desert Planets, Meditations on “Dune”

Francisco Letelier on the lingering memories of Dune as a metaphor for a struggling planet.

14 JANUARY, 2021 • By Francisco Letelier
La Pincoya: Goddess of Marine Species

La Pincoya: Goddess of Marine Species

The marine goddess La Pincoya is a reminder of the polluted waters left behind in the previously pristine...

14 JANUARY, 2021 • By Francisco Letelier
Scroll to Top