Prisoner of Pinochet

Sergio Bitar returned to Chile after years of exile and served as a senator and cabinet minister. He is the president of the Chilean Council for Strategy and Foresight, and his many books include Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders.Erin Goodman is the associate director of academic programs at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, and coeditor of Reflections on Memory and Democracy.Peter Winn is a professor of Latin American history at Tufts University and coeditor of The Chile Reader.

Democracy is fragile, and only fully appreciated when it is lost. Sergio Bitar, now one of the most prominent political leaders in Chile, recounts the story of the 1973 military coup and his imprisonment in a direct, unsentimental style that sharply highlights the dramatic events he narrates."" - Isabel Allende Llona""A compelling account, a best seller in Chile ... and an important contribution to the country's understanding of itself."" - Foreign Affairs