Kiss of the Spider Woman (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Manuel Puig
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1975
- Setting: Argentina
- Principal Characters: Molina (Luis Alberto Molino), Valentín Arregui Paz, Marta
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism, Social realism, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: 1970’s, Prisoners, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Revolutions, Argentina or Argentineans, Films, movies, or motion pictures
- Locales: Argentina
The Story:
Molina, an effeminate gay windowdresser in Argentina, was growing discontented with the frivolous life he was leading with his friends; he wanted a lifelong partner. He became friends with a heterosexual waiter named Gabriel, who was married, but he knew the relationship would not lead to a romantic attachment. When he was arrested on charges of corrupting a minor, he was sentenced to eight years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Valentín was a journalism student who was in love with Marta, a beautiful and well-educated member of the upper class...
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