by Manuel Puig · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432215155
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«El beso de la mujer araña» is the novel by Manuel Puig, published by Seix Barral in paperback (286 pages, in Spanish).
In an Argentine prison, Molina, a prisoner who escapes through cinema, shares a cell with Valentín, a political activist. A bond develops between them that blurs the boundaries between imagination and reality, addressing identity, desire, power, and political repression.
Novel originally published in 1976; this edition dates from 1997.
For readers interested in Latin American narrative, contemporary classics, and stories with political and personal backgrounds.
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.
