Chilensk forfatter, journalist og dramaturg. I sine analyser af massekulturen tog han ikke kun litterære metoder i brug, men også politisk analyse og sociologi. Dorfman var kulturel rådgiver for Salvador Allende regeringen i Chile. Han flygtede efter militærkuppet i 1973 og gik i eksil i Frankrig. Efterfølgende flyttede han til USA, hvor han havde tilbragt dele af sin barndom. Der skrev han for aviserne Washington Post og New York Times. Dorfman er forfatter til teaterstykket LA MUERTE Y LA DONCELLA (1992), i hvilket han reflekterer over den politiske undertrykkelse, torturen og dens konsekvenser. Stykket blev overført til film af Roman Polanski i 1994. Stykket er desuden oversat og tilpasset en række forskellige sprog, og har fået flere priser. Chilean writer, journalist and dramatist. During his studies of mass culture he did not only use literary methods but also political analysis and sociology. Dorfman was cultural advisor for the Salvador Allende government in Chile. In 1973 he escaped after the military coup and went into exile in France. Subsequently, he moved to the USA where he had spent parts of his childhood. He wrote for the newspapers Washington Post and New York Times. Dorfman wrote the play La muerte y la doncella (DEATH AND THE MAIDEN) (1992) in which he reflects on the political repression, the torture and its consequences. The screen version of the play was written by Roman Polanski in 1994. Furthermore, the play has been translated and adjusted into different languages and has received several awards.
