By Ascen Arriazu - Articles published in Three Monkeys Online
Volver by Don Pedro from La Mancha
Pedro Almodóvar’s name is mentioned in intelectual circles among those who love Spanish cinematographic history beside the names of great directors such as Saura or Buñuel. In his last film, the internationally acclaimed Volver, the ilustrous man f...
Democracy with blood on its Hands: An Interview with Ariel Dorfman
According to Ariel Dorfman, the central dilemma of our times is "how to make sure that, when grievous harm has been done to us, we do not turn into the monster who has given us such pain". Dorfman, a playwrite, novelist, and essayist of international reno...
Eating spaghetti with Mohammed Ali. A Sporting life with Sydney Hulls.
Sydney Hulls joined the Daily Express as a sports reporte in 1950. During his long and varied career he covered some of the great sporting moments of his times. Focussing particularly on boxing, he met the greats like Sugar Ray Robinson, George For...
Our man in Havana: introducing Leonardo Padura Fuentes and the quill of mystery
Cuban Leonardo Padura Fuentes, novelist, essayist, and critic is probably best known for his series of detective novels based around the character of Mario Conde in Havana. Three Monkeys met the author on a recent visit to London (he still lives in Cuba) ...
Memories, Fight and Fantasy at the Hand of the Great Superhero of the Spanish Narrative - Isabel Allende in interview
Isabel Allende is one of Latin America's most celebrated novelists - no mean feat considering the competition and the challenges faced writing as a woman in an implicity chauvinist society. Her work, now justifiably celebrated world wide, concerns itself ...
Working with the Sahrawi. Interview with Alfonso Torres Istúriz, ATTsF member in the Sahara
In a personal interview, Alfonso Torres Istúriz, who works in the Moroccan Sahara with the all-too-often forgotten Sahrawi people, gives an insight into the challenges, frustrations, and rewards of working for an NGO....
"Good writers do not write to flatter people’s good feelings" - Tomás Eloy Martínez in interview
Argentinean author Tomás Eloy Martínez was one of the 18 writers on the longlist for the inaugural Man Booker International Prize this year, along with Garcia Marquez, Ian McEwan, Milan Kundera, and Margaret Atwood. His novels Santa Evita and ...
