by Manuel Puig · Vintage Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099342007
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«Kiss of the Spider Woman» is the novel by Manuel Puig, published by Vintage Books in paperback (288 pages, in English).
In cell 7 of a Buenos Aires prison, Valentín, a political activist, and Molina, who idealizes cinema, share stories to endure their confinement. Between tales and silences, a bond emerges that challenges their prejudices and turns imagination into a form of resistance.
This edition is the English translation of «El beso de la mujer araña», a novel originally published in 1976.
This work is for readers of LGBTQ+ fiction and political narrative who want to discover a classic of Latin American literature.
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.
