Claudio Orrego Sr.’s book “The Surprising Adventures of Balthazar.”
Intramural Grant
This grant demonstrates the
support
from
the
Kellogg
Institute
of
International
Studies
for
an
event
on
April
18,
2012,
the launch of
the
bilingual
version
of
the
Chilean
Claudio
Orrego
Vicuña
‘s
classic
The
Surprising
Adventures
of
Balthazar.
Hosting
this
launch
at
the
University of Notre Dame is an opportunity on many fronts. The subject matter of Balthazar would be of interest to a wide range of students, scholars, and the broader South Bend community. A parable about a polar bear, rich in imagery and meaning, Balthazar provides readers profound insights into the nature of authority, power, and freedom. Published in 1974, it can also be read as an allegory of the human rights violations committed by the Chilean military dictatorship in the aftermath of the 1973 coup.
