Kiss of the Spider Woman

Name: Kiss of the Spider Woman
Brand: Gardners Books Ltd
SKU: 9781784877781
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The Queer Classic Everyone Should Read

By Manuel Puig

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Summary

Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig explores the tense relationship between two prisoners in an Argentine jail. Through storytelling and shared dreams, a political activist and a homosexual window-dresser find unexpected connection and solace. The novel delves into themes of identity, love, and the blurred lines between fantasy and reality.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by complex narratives exploring themes of love, politics, and identity. Set within the confines of a prison cell, it delves into the lives of its two protagonists through deeply engaging storytelling that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Fans of psychological depth and character-driven plots will find it particularly appealing.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Kiss of the Spider Woman is described as 'a visionary work that breathed life into certain dimensions of human possibility long before society at large was prepared to imagine them,' according to Carolina de Robertis from the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Valentin and Molina seemingly share little other than a cell in this queer classic ahead of its time.

'Dazzling... a triumph' - Observer

Sometimes they talk all night long. In the still darkness of their Buenos Aires prison cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause that makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love that makes all else endurable.

Though they seemingly share little other than a cell, the two form a bond so intimate - and a relationship so profoundly affecting - that only the other could understand.

'A visionary work that breathed life into certain dimensions of human possibility long before society at large was prepared to imagine them.' - Carolina de Robertis, Los Angeles Review of Books

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784877781

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 217g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Manuel Puig was born in 1932 in a small town in the Argentine pampas. He studied philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires, and in 1956 won a scholarship from the Italian Institute in Buenos Aires and chose to pursue studies in film direction at the Cinecitta in Rome. There he worked in films until 1962, when he began to write his first novel. Exiled from Argentina, he settled in New York City in 1963. Puig's novels - Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, Heartbreak Tango, The Buenos Aires Affair, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages - have been translated into fourteen languages and secured his international reputation. He died in July 1990.