Ariel Dorfman author biography, plus links to books by Ariel Dorfman.

Ariel Dorfman

Ariel Dorfman was forced into exile from Chile after the 1973 coup that overthrew Salvador Allende. His works include the novels Windows, The Last Song of Manuel Sendero, Blake's Therapy, the acclaimed memoir Heading South, Looking North, and several plays (among them Death and the Maiden, which was made into a film by Roman Polanski). He is a distinguished professor at Duke University.

This biography was last updated on 01/01/1995.

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