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Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman is set in a post-dictatorship country, possibly Chile. The plot centers on Paulina Salas, a former political prisoner, who suspects that a Good Samaritan named Roberto Miranda is the doctor who raped and tortured her years ago. She kidnaps Roberto, putting him on trial in her home, leading to a tense confrontation between her, Roberto, and her husband Geraldo Escobar. Sensitive topics such as rape and torture are depicted.