Kiss of the Spider-Woman

◎ Highly praised by Haruki Murakami, Vargas Llosa, and Dai Jinhua ◎ The writer who has had the greatest influence on Wong Kar-wai's films ◎ One of the top 100 Spanish-language novels of the 20th century ◎ The musical of the same name won seven Tony Awards and nearly 1,000 performances on Broadway ◎ The film of the same name won Best Actor at the Oscars and the Cannes Film Festival ————————
Valentín, a leftist revolutionary pursuing justice; Molina, an apolitical man obsessed with movies. These two, with starkly different personalities, share a cell in Buenos Aires. To ease their loneliness and anxiety, they pass the hours in endless conversation. During their conversation, Molina reminisces about his favorite films, while Valentín gradually opens up about his own feelings...
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【Expert Comments】
I like Puig, his novels are centered around images, and he seems to have a fundamental and strong belief in imagination. - Haruki Murakami The South American writer who has had the greatest influence on me is the author of "Kiss of the Spider Woman". - Wong Kar-wai "Kiss of the Spider Woman" is an extremely unique, exquisite, and original postmodern masterpiece. The multiple reverberations between text, history, and reality. It is one of my favorite 20th-century novels. - Dai Jinhua There are many novels that have amazed me. Their forms are very unique, and this unique form helps a lot with the narrative. For example, "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Manuel Puig. - Yan Geling——————————
【Media Comments】
An outstanding Argentine novelist, deeply influenced by Joyce and Faulkner, but also extremely creative and humorous. - Library Monthly
An experimenter in search of new forms of "popular literature"... a master of narrative like Faulkner. —The New York Times
Absolutely moving... Puig weaves a dazzling web around a classic topic. —Newsweek

2020-10-01

上海人民出版社

Chuchen Culture, Century Wenjing

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