Kiss of the Spider Woman | The Narrative Technique in Puig's Novel
In the following essay, Liz Brent discusses narrative technique in Puig 's novel Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Puig is known for his experimental narrative techniques, and Kiss of the Spider Woman is no exception. The narrative fabric of this novel is woven from the threads of embedded narrative, dialogue, footnotes, official reports, and internal subjective voice, from which the reader is invited to piece together the story. Puig is also known for his concern with social and political issues, as expressed through the struggles of his individual characters in socially and politically oppressive environments. Each specific narrative technique in this novel has the effect of further...
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