A tantalizingly ambiguous web of deceit intrigue and obsession its layersof meaning gradually revealed. . . . The reader is left in deliciouspuzzlement.Publishe... » 

A tantalizingly ambiguous web of deceit intrigue and obsession its layersof meaning gradually revealed. . . . The reader is left in deliciouspuzzlement.Publishers WeeklyMascara Ariel Dorfmans haunting Englishlanguage debut novel delves intothe dark terrain of identity and disguise when the lives of three peoplecollide. A nameless man with a face no one remembers has the devastatingability to see and capture on film the brutal truths lurking inside each personhe encounters. Oriana a beautiful woman with the memory of an innocent childis relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures from her past. Doctor Mavirelliis a brilliant and powerhungry plastic surgeon who controls societys mostprominent figures by controlling their most important asset their faces. Astheir three fates cross present and past deceptions unravel upon each otheruntil the characters find themselves irrevocably unmasked.Ariel Dorfman is a Chilean expatriate whose works include the acclaimed memoirHeading South Looking North the novels The Last Song of Manuel SenderoKonfidenz and Widows and the play Death and the Maiden which was madeinto a film by Roman Polanski. Dorfmans plays have been performed in more than100 countries and he is the recipient of numerous international awards indrama and literature. Dorfman contributes to major newspapers worldwide and isa distinguished professor at Duke University. He lives with his wife in DurhamNorth Carolina. «