by Manuel Puig · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070711550
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«Le plus beau tango du monde» is the novel by Manuel Puig, published by Gallimard in paperback (280 pages, in French).
The novel is set in Argentina in the 1940s and examines how the language and customs of the era reflect the collective mentality. Manuel Puig combines voices and everyday situations to show the tensions between desire, love, and social expectations.
The work is the French translation by Laure Guille-Bataillon of «Boquitas pintadas», originally published in 1969, and belongs to Gallimard's L'Imaginaire collection.
For readers interested in Latin American narrative and the work of Manuel Puig, and for those seeking French editions of twentieth-century authors.
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.
