by Manuel Puig · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432211478
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«El beso de la mujer araña» is the novel by Argentine writer Manuel Puig, published by Seix Barral in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
In a Buenos Aires prison, Molina, a homosexual inmate, shares a cell with Valentín, a political activist. To ease the confinement and torture, Molina tells him cinematic melodramas; those conversations break down prejudices and transform both, in a story about identity, sexuality, politics, and imagination in the face of oppression.
The novel was originally published in 1976; this 2002 edition is part of the Biblioteca Manuel Puig collection.
For those seeking classics of Latin American literature and narratives that address identity, sexuality, and political repression.
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.
