Dorfman, Ariel

New York. 1995. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket . 0374182183. 180 pages. hardcover. Jacket Design By Michael Ian Kaye And Melissa Hayden. Author Photo By Thomas Victor . keywords: Literature Translated Chile Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A woman enters a room. The phone rings. A male voice on the other end of the line seems to know everything about her, down to the most intimate details. Someone is watching. The woman has just fled her homeland, but the whereabouts of her lover, Martin, remain a mystery. Is Martin in danger? Can the voice on the phone be trusted? Is she telling the truth? Has Martin betrayed his country, or his cause, or her? A tense, political allegory that inevitably challenges our assumptions about character, the foundations of our knowledge, and the making of history, KONFIDENZ stands as Ariel Dorfman's most fully realized fiction to date, and confirms his reputation as ‘one of the most important voices coming out of Latin America' (Salman Rushdie). Ariel Dorfman, born in Argentina in 1942, is a Chilean citizen who was forced into exile after the 1973 coup that overthrew Salvador Allende. He is the author of numerous novels, plays, and essays, including THE EMPIRE'S OLD CLOTHES, MASCARA, THE LAST SONG OF MANUEL SENDERO, and WIDOWS. His award-winning play, Death and the Maiden, was made into a film by Roman Polanski. He lives with his family in Durham, North Carolina. inventory #25975 ISBN: 0374182183.