A review by rosyy
Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman

5.0

honestly the best i've read this year, and also an excellent introduction to reading plays. i recognise what happens, that it happened not only in Chile but also in my part of the world; even the domestic argument in the beginning could have happened here in Indonesia. Incidentally, somehow it feels the beach house setting really suits the story. The descriptions of staring out towards the sea frkm the foyer feels right somehow. Is Roberto dead? Is he actually guilty? And what about Gerardo? How does one continue to libe, after playing such a terrible role, balancing between husband and member of the Commission? Most importantly, this story help a traumatised country makes sense of what was inflicted on them, by it's own people. It recconciles (or attempts to) people with life after so much trauma.