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El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman)

by Manuel Puig

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El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman)

It depicts the daily conversations between two cellmates in an Argentine prison, Molina and Valentín, and the intimate bond they form in the process. It is generally considered Puig's most successful work. The novel was translated into English by Thomas Colchie in 1979.