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Chargement... Death and the Maiden (1990)par Ariel Dorfman
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This play is set during a very specific time: Chile has just rid itself of Pinochet as dictator (though he is still powerful in the government) and is transitioning to a democracy. The new government has created a commission to investigate the human rights violations that occurred under the previous regime; its goal is to record the stories of the victims, but it does not plan to punish the oppressors. In the midst of this context are three characters: Gerardo, a recently appointed member of the commission; Paulina, his wife; and Roberto, a seemingly random stranger who helps Gerardo fix a flat tire. However, when Paulina meets Roberto, she immediately recognizes him as one of the men who raped and tortured her while she was a political prisoner 15 years ago. The ensuing events pose difficult questions about the nature of truth and justice. This is a very short work with a very big impact. It definitely kept me riveted and anxious to find out what would happen next. There are many significant questions raised, and in the end almost none of them are answered. Yet, in my opinion, these ambiguities are what make the play so powerful. The three characters are very intriguing and complex, and it seems that none of them can be taken at their face value. I would strongly recommend this play; while it is a very quick read, it is also extremely intense and thought-provoking. "Death and the Maiden" is heartbreakingly beautiful. You find yourself constantly second-guessing, trying to unwind the tangled evidence. It paints a picture that is very real in countries that have recently moved out from under oppressive governments, and it does so by firmly placing the reader in an unbearably neutral spot. Excellent, excellent play. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: "Generally, it's the tortured who turn into torturers." Carl Gustav Jung Suspense mounts when Paulina and her husband offer hospitality to a stranger. Paulina thinks she recognizes, in their guest, the man who tortured her in prison, and she subsequently takes him hostage to find out the truth. A stunningly blunt and compelling play, Death and the Maiden explores brilliantly the issues of torture, power, vulnerability, ethics, and trust. An award-winning play by Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman, forced into exile in 1973. A full-cast production featuring: John Kapelos, John Mahoney, Carolyn Seymour, Kristoffer Tabori .Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Written shortly after Chile's own dictatorship was overthrown, Dorfman's unremittingly stark play answers the above (not very deeply) while packing an intense cat-and-mouse thriller in its claustrophobic setting and sparse (three!) characters. It's a fairly straightforward play with clear themes, with history contributing much of its gravitas of importance. The thriller aspect is mostly what's sticking to my mind, as well as Pauline's characterisation and twist of ingenuity. ( )