La Muerte Y La Doncella - by Ariel Dorfman (Paperback)

About the Book

Dorfman's award-winning play is set in a fictional South American country that has recently returned to democracy. Gerardo Escobar has just been chosen to head a commission that will investigate crimes of the old regime. His wife, who was tortured in a military detention center years before, has her own plans for vindication.

Book Synopsis

La muerte y la doncella, la obra latinoamericana mas representada en la historia del mundo, ha llegado a constituirse en un clasico sobre la justicia y el perdon, la memoria y el olvido. Dorfman se ha propuesto a explorar preguntas pocas veces hechas en voz alta: "¿Como pueden los represores y los oprimidos cohabitar una misma tierra, compartir una misma mesa?" preguntas que hoy dîa siguen tan vigentes como cuando Dorfman escribia esta obra.

Review Quotes

"Es una de las voces más importantes de América Latina." -Salman Rushdie

"Sus libros son tan enriquecedores como provocativos." -Julio Cortázar

About the Author

ARIEL DORFMAN is considered to be one of "the greatest Latin American novelists" (Newsweek) and one of the United States' most important cultural and political voices. Dorfman's numerous works of fiction and nonfiction have been translated into more than thirty languages, including Death and the Maiden, which has been produced in over one hundred countries and made into a film by Roman Polanski. Dorfman has won many international awards, including the Sudamericana Award, the Laurence Olivier, and two from the Kennedy Center. He is distinguished professor at Duke University and lives in Durham, North Carolina.