He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 (1991 season)
for BBC Award for Best Play for Death and the Maiden.
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series,
vol. 135, pages 105-115. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale,
2005.
Grew up in Santiago, Chile.
In Chile, he served in the Allende government, which was overthrown by the brutal military coup of General Pinochet. Dorfman was able to escape the country and went to the United States, where he lectured at Duke University,.