Heading South, Looking North: A Bilingual Journey

A beautifully written and deeply moving autobiography by one of the "greatest living Latin American writers" (Newsweek)

In this remarkable memoir, author Ariel Dorfman describes an extraordinary life, torn between the United States, South America, and his Jewish heritage, between English and Spanish, between revolution and repression. Interwoven with the story of how Dorfman switched languages and countries--not once, but three times--is a day-to-day account of his multiple escapes from deat...