by Manuel Puig · Seix-Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432213434
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Heartbreak Tango is a novel by Argentine writer Manuel Puig, published in 1972. The story takes place in a small town in the province of Buenos Aires and narrates, through various characters and narrative styles, the lives and loves of its inhabitants. The novel explores themes such as desire, frustration, social conventions, and the pursuit of happiness in an oppressive and limited context.
Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne, commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author and LGBTQ activist. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth, Boquitas pintadas, and El beso de la mujer araña which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993.
