Alicia Partnoy

About the Author

Alicia Partnoy is an acclaimed Argentine-American author, poet, and human rights activist whose work powerfully chronicles the harrowing experiences of survival under dictatorship. Born in Argentina, she endured the horrors of political imprisonment during the military regime of the 1970s, an ordeal that profoundly shapes her writing. Exiled to the United States, Partnoy has dedicated her career to bearing witness to the 'disappeared' and advocating for justice through literature and activism. Her memoir The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival stands as a testament to resilience, blending personal narrative with unflinching testimony to expose state-sponsored terror. A professor and speaker, she continues to inspire global audiences with her eloquent voice against oppression, emphasizing themes of memory, resistance, and hope.