It’s more like a piece of drama than a novel – then again, the author was a playwright. Molina, might be a revolutionary element in his own way. They deal with “perversions” as threats to the “basic repressive principles fundamental to the organization of capitalism.” They point to the need for men to liberate women locked in the dungeons of their psyche and restructure their views of sexual normality. They tend to appear at moments of misunderstanding between Molina and Valentín. , 281, pages.I found the footnotes on Freud, Reich, Marcuse, Brown et al intensely annoying – in which order do you read them and the main text?

In original unclipped ($8.95) color patterned dust jacket based on design by Josef Hoffmann. Original quarter black cloth, tan paper boards, metallic brown-lettered spine. Right after the book came out, Puig received a cover story in CHRISTOPHER STREET and became a 'celebrity in the New York gay literary scene.' 8.5'' x 5.75''. Biographer Levine argues that THE NEW YORK TIMES broke its 'unspoken policy' not to review books with clear gay content by featuring FALCONER by John Cheever in the wake of that success, Knopf took on KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN.

In 1976, the original Spanish edition was published by Seix Barral in Spain it was not until 1979 that Knopf finally published the English translation. Puig had trouble finding publishers for his experimental novel - narrated almost entirely through dialogue - with explicitly queer content. First US edition of the Argentine author's best-known novel, a complex queer romance in prison, the basis for the Academy Award-winning film of the same name. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) weekends & holidays ship very next business day!.Ĭondition: Fine in fine jacket. The unclipped DJ is also downgraded to only Good due to minor edgewear, tiny chips, scraping to lower edge of front cover nicely protected in NEW mylar cover free! Please see our photos-they show the Exact book you will receive, never 'stock' images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2021. Condition is Good: generally clean with signs of reading, binding strong & square, light tanning, rubbing to lower extremities. A First American Edition, First Printing from 1979, this hardcover is an EX-LIB copy, with the usual stamps & markings. Translated from the original Spanish ('El beso de la mujer arana') by Thomas Colchie. Made into a brilliant film in 1985 starring William Hurt & Raul Julia. Haunting, masterful fiction set in an Argentine prison, involving a gay window dresser & a dogmatic revolutionary.

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