Puig does not just tell us the straightforward story of the relationship between the two men but cleverly uses popular culture (including, of course, the cinema) to show the context in which the men live and, more importantly, dream. Mientras el activista político rememora su pasado y fantasea sobre su futuro, el homosexual se. Para paliar la soledad y el continuo miedo a la tortura, ambos presos conversan largamente. What makes the book (and the play and the film…) so good is the two main characters, while initially despising one another, both as individuals but also for what they represent, gradually draw together, with Molina finally realizing that his homosexuality is a revolutionary act and that he has a lot more in common with Valentín than he realizes. Durante la dictadura militar argentina, un activista político y un homosexual comparten la celda de una cárcel bonaerense. This novel, which has been not only a successful novel but also a successful play, film and musical, is an unlikely success given that it consists primarily of the conversation in an Argentinian jail between Molina, a middle-aged homosexual, and Valentín, a young revolutionary. La ficcionalización de la lectura: didáctica y política en El beso de la mujer araña. The kiss of the spider woman is a metaphor for what I think of homosexuality, Puig commented on his novel. Home » Argentina » Manuel Puig » El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman) Manuel Puig: El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
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