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Death and the Maiden
Ariel Dorfman
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Description for Death and the Maiden
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 84.
A classic of 20th-century theatre, Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden ran for a year in the West End, was a hit on Broadway and was filmed by Roman Polanski starring Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver.
A woman seeks revenge when the man she believes to have been her torturer happens to re-enter her life.
Death and the Maiden was given a first reading at the Institute for Contemporary Art in London in November 1990. After a workshop production staged in Santiago, Chile, in March 1991, the play had its world premiere at the Royal Court Upstairs, London, ... Read more
The play then transferred to the West End, at the Duke of York's Theatre, in February 1992.
Death and the Maiden won the 1992 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854593900
SKU
V9781854593900
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99-50
About Ariel Dorfman
Ariel Dorfman, born in Argentina in 1942, is a Chilean citizen who was forced into exile after the 1973 coup that overthrew Salvador Allende and established General Pinochet as dictator. His numerous books have been translated into over twenty languages.
Reviews for Death and the Maiden
'A play for today, for the age of revenge, when dictatorships crumble right and left and the victims, the living dead, emerge from the shadows and present their accounts...'
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