Ariel Dorfman

Mascara: a Novel Ariel Dorfman

Mascara delves into the dark terrain of identity and disguise when the lives of three people collide. A nameless man with a face no one remembers has the devastating ability to see and capture on film the brutal truths lurking inside each person he encounters. Oriana, a beautiful woman with the memory of an innocent child, is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures from her past. Doctor Mavirelli is a brilliant and power-hungry plastic surgeon who controls society?s most prominent figures by shaping their faces. The twining of these three fates plays out in a climactic unmasking.