From the magazine

The Pinochet affair: the pursuit of a Chilean dictator

A fast and compelling account of what happened when the retired general came to London in the late 1990s for an operation, by a lawyer closely involved in the case

Jonathan Sumption
Augusto Pinochet in Chile in 1987. Eric Brissaud/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 05 April 2025
issue 05 April 2025
  • Comments

  • 38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia

    Philippe Sands

    Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 453, £25

GIF Image

Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it

TRY 3 MONTHS FOR $5
Our magazine articles are for subscribers only. Start your 3-month trial today for just $5 and subscribe to more than one view

Read next

Trending

Michael Jackson

Jacinda Ardern and the empty politics of ‘kindness’

Just over two years on from stepping down as Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is awaiting the imminent release of her memoir titled Jacinda Ardern, A Different Kind of Power. The launch will be supported by a 9-night US and UK book tour. The marketing around both employs the ‘kind and empathic’ messaging

More on jonathan sumption

Also by Jonathan Sumption

Latest

Comments

Join the debate for just £1 a month

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for £3.

Already a subscriber? Log in