Heading South, Looking North

Synopsis of Heading South, Looking North

In his memoir, 'Heading South, Looking North', Ariel Dorfman explores the many exiles of a life torn between the United States and Latin America, between revolution and repression. Interwoven with the remarkable story of how he switched languages and cultures is a day-by-day account of his multiple escapes from death during a military takeover in Chile. Dorfman filters these events through his dual and hybrid life, speaking, reading, and thinking at times in Spanish, at times in English.