by Manuel Puig · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432239915
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Pubis angelical tells the story of a woman from two different perspectives, representing two areas of the protagonist's mind. In reality, Ana is a patient in a clinic who, through her memories, relives her love life in the political and social context of Argentina during the second half of the 20th century. Simultaneously, her unconscious fantasies unfold, an imaginary journey that takes the reader from the Central Europe of the 1930s to the golden years of Hollywood and, finally, to a future close to science fiction, incorporating elements of the romance novel and parapsychology. Both narratives converge in the same reality: the representation of women as oppressed and exploited beings. Pubis angelical is presented as a suspense novel, but also as an implacable analysis of the moral impostures that oppress the most vulnerable in our society. Manuel Puig once again demonstrates his unique literary talent and his ability to recreate everyday language and elements of popular literature to examine human behavior.
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.
