by Manuel Puig · Círculo de Lectores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422622918
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«El beso de la mujer araña» is the novel by Manuel Puig published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (225 pages, in Spanish).
Two men share a cell in an Argentine prison: Valentín, a political activist, and Molina, a homosexual who evokes films starring mysterious women who give their love to the wrong man. Molina's narratives interweave those stories with the dialogue between the two, and their coexistence brings about a profound personal transformation. Its innovative narrative approach made it an essential title in contemporary Latin American literature.
1987 edition in hardback with illustrated dust jacket, part of the Maestros de la narrativa hispánica collection, with an introduction by Pere Gimferrer; includes IX + 225 pages.
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction and Latin American literature, as well as for those seeking a story that combines political reflection, sexual identity and the power of cinema.
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.
