Kiss of the Spider Woman - Paperback

by Manuel Puig (Author)

NOW A NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - In an Argentine prison, two unlikely cellmates form a bond as they share stories and beliefs, despite their differences.

"Extremely moving . . . Puig weaves his own shimmering web around a classic theme." ―Newsweek

In an Argentine prison, two men share a cell: Molina, a gay window dresser who is self-centered, self-denigrating, yet charming as well; and Valentin, an articulate, fiercely dogmatic revolutionary haunted by memories of a woman he left for the cause. 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 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 graceful, intensely compelling novel about love and victimization and a classic of queer literature, Kiss of the Spider Woman has been adapted into an Academy Award-winning 1985 film and a Tony Award-winning 1993 musical.

Author Biography

Manuel Puig is the acclaimed author of many novels, including Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Buenos Aires Affair. He was born in Argentina in 1932 and died in Mexico in 1990.