by Manuel Puig · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432213618
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«El beso de la mujer araña» is the novel by Manuel Puig, published by Seix Barral in paperback (287 pages, in Spanish).
Molina, a homosexual prisoner, entertains Valentín, a political activist, by telling him plots of romantic films. In the shared cell, their dialogue turns into confession and affection; cinematic escapism ultimately reveals their inner transformation and the social and political tensions surrounding them.
It was originally dated 1976 and belongs to the Nueva Narrativa Hispánica collection from Seix Barral.
For readers of contemporary Latin American fiction and stories about identity, gender, and sexual diversity.
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.
