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Consider other plays by Dorfman, such as Windows and Reader, as well as Dorfman's novels, including Hard Rain, Windows, The Last Song of Manuel Sendero, Mascara, Konfidenz, and The Burning City. Especially consider Dorfman's memoir, Heading South, Looking North.
Also consider One for the Road by Harold Pinter, which explores similar themes of rape, torture, and totalitarian regimes.
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The Question and Answer section for Death and the Maiden is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Paulina heard his voice during her torture.
Paulina is incapable of looking towards the future, so shackled is she by the horrors of her past. Years before, during the military dictatorship in her country, she was studying medicine and becoming involved in the resistance. As a result,...
Violence bubbles underneath the surface of every moment in Death and the Maiden even though the characters themselves barely attack each other physically. Instead, Paulina, Gerardo, and Roberto make reference to, imply, or threaten each other with...
