Kiss of the Spider Woman

Puig, Manuel

£9.99

Sometimes Molina and Valentin talk all night long in the still darkness of their cell. Each has always been alone and in danger of betrayal, but in Cell 7 each surrenders to the other something of himself that he has never surrendered before.

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Publish Date: 18/07/1991

Description

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

Additional information

Weight 244 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 19 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

288

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

863.64 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K