Kiss of the Spider Woman: The Queer Classic Everyone Should Read by Manuel Puig

Description: Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig In the still darkness of their 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 which makes all suffering bearable; Each has always been alone, and always - especially now - in danger of betrayal. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 BooksValentin and Molina seemingly share little other than a cell in this queer classic ahead of its time.Dazzling... a triumph ObserverSometimes 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 Notes A heart-rending tale of love, passion, politics and betrayal. Author Biography 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. Puigs 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. Review Dazzling...a triumph * Observer *Puig dazzles one with sheer technical ability * Newsday *In exceptional form, Puig weaves his own shimmering web around a classic theme * Newsweek *Richly ambivalent and mysterious * Washington Post * Promotional A heart-rending tale of love, passion, politics and betrayal. Kirkus US Review Two men - Valentin, a young Marxist held on political charges, and Molina, a 37-year-old window-dresser convicted of pederasty - share a Buenos Aires prison cell. Why? Because the warden assumes that Valentin will negligently spill information about his fellow revolutionaries to Molina, that Molina will then pass along this info; and Molina fosters the wardens assumption. But quite the opposite turns out to be the case: Molina in reality acts as Valentins mother/protector, nursing him over terrible diarrhea caused by purposely-tainted food and feeding him instead from food packages gulled from the warden. Molina also entertains Valentin by telling about old films hes seen: voodoo cheapies, Nazi propaganda romances, trashy Mexican melodramas - a continuity that battles jail time, a soothing, ongoing ribbon of images that gives the book a satisfying meta-narrative quality. And in time, Valentin responds to Molinas kindness and lack of demands; the relationship grows organically, through benevolence and desperation, with a top crust of sentimentality that soon gives way to reveal Puigs real intent: the interlocking of Valentins position as a victim of political repression with Molinas sexual persecution. All of this works, and the theme emerges just as it should, clearly but quietly. Why then did Puig feel the need to belabor this political/sexual parallel in a fussy, essay-like footnote that appears in pieces throughout the book, explicitly constructing a theory for gay liberation with references to Freud, Marcuse, and Dennis Altman? This eccentric, gifted writer should have trusted this book - and wise readers will trust it enough to ignore the footnotes - because it is his richest, least mannered work yet, especially well served by the spare tact of Thomas Colchies translation. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Text Dazzling...a triumph Review Quote Dazzling...a triumph Promotional "Headline" A heart-rending tale of love, passion, politics and betrayal. Details ISBN0099342006 Pages 288 Series Arena Books Translator T. Colchie ISBN-10 0099342006 ISBN-13 9780099342007 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Spanish DEWEY 863.64 Author Manuel Puig Media Book Short Title KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Language English Residence US Birth 1932 Death 1990 Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 1991-07-18 Year 1991 Publication Date 1991-07-18 AU Release Date 1991-07-18 NZ Release Date 1991-07-18 Subtitle The Queer Classic Everyone Should Read Audience General Alternative 9781407054094 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1124383;

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