Sergio Ramírez has been forced into exile twice; once for his role in a revolution and once after writing, in a work of fiction, about what that revolution became.
“When it comes to suppressing freedom and exercising absolute power, the distance between left and right is erased,” Ramírez said.
“They want the same things.”It’s not hard to see why authoritarians of varying stripes might want Ramírez to just go away.
Ramírez was an intellectual leader of the Nicaraguan revolution that ousted the right wing dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.
He is also the prizewinning author of dozens of novels, short story collections and works of nonfiction.
Persons:
Sergio Ramírez, he’s, ” Ramírez, “, ” It’s, Ramírez, Anastasio Somoza
Organizations:
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Locations:
Nicaraguan