Quote by Griselda Gambaro: “Cruelty is power's most comprehensible language.”

This quote starkly reveals the brutal truth about authoritarian regimes. It means that when power wants to assert its control, it often resorts to cruelty because it is an unambiguous and universally understood message of dominance and intimidation, leaving no room for misunderstanding its authority.

From 'Información para extranjeros,' a play directly confronting the mechanisms of state terror during Argentina's military dictatorships. This quote highlights the stark reality that power, when unchecked, often communicates its authority through violence, leaving no room for misinterpretation.

Argentine playwright and novelist whose Theater of the Grotesque challenged Argentine audiences to recognize their complicity in political violence during the country's military dictatorships. Her plays, including Information for Foreigners, were written during and about the period of state terror that disappeared thousands of Argentines.