Suzanne Jill Levine
Author
Language
English
Description
“Manuel Puig & The Spider Woman” tells the life story of the innovative and flamboyant novelist and playwright himself. Suzanne Jill Levine, his principal English translator, draws upon years of friendship as well as copious research and interviews in her remarkable book, the first biography of the inimitable writer.
Manuel Puig (1932-1990), Argentinian author of Kiss of the Spider Woman and pioneer of high camp, stands alone in the pantheon...
Author
Publisher
New Directions
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One of the most adventurous and rewarding collections since the publication of Cortázar's own Blow-up." —Los Angeles Times
A traffic jam outside Paris lasts for weeks. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro meet on a mountaintop during the Cuban Revolution. A flight attendant becomes obsessed with a small Greek island, resulting in a surreal encounter with death. In All Fires the Fire, Julio Cortázar (author of Hopscotch...