What Do I Read Next?
- Betrayed by Rita Hayworth (1968), Puig's debut novel, is a semi-autobiographical tale centering on a boy in a small Argentine town who uses fantasies about movie stars to escape his reality.
- Heartbreak Tango: A Serial (1969), Puig's second novel, satirizes the melodramatic serial novels that were popular in Argentina.
- The Buenos Aires Affair (1973), Puig's third novel, draws from the detective novel genre and delves into the characters' sexual fixations.
- A Curse upon the Reader of These Pages (1980), Puig's sixth novel, revolves around a dialogue between two characters: Larry, a 26-year-old former history teacher, and Ramirez, a 74-year-old Argentine exile.
- Tropical Night Falling (1988), Puig's final novel, had its English translation published posthumously, a year after his death.
- Eva Peron (1996), written by Alicia Dujovne Ortiz and translated by Shawn Fields, is a biography of Eva Peron (1919-1952), a significant political figure in modern Argentine history.
- The Dirty War (1994), authored by Charles H. Slaughter, is a young adult novel set in Argentina during 1976.
- Argentina (1999), by Michael Burgan, offers a comprehensive overview of Argentine history, geography, and culture.
- A Hammock beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America (1991), edited by Thomas Colchie, is an anthology of short stories, featuring Puig's "Relative Humidity 95%".
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