{"product_id":"kiss-of-the-spider-woman","title":"Kiss of the Spider Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuel Puig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • In an Argentine prison, two unlikely cellmates form a bond as they share stories and beliefs, despite their differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Extremely moving . . . Puig weaves his own shimmering web around a classic theme.\" ―\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn an Argentine prison, two men share a cell: Molina, a gay window dresser who is self-centered, self-denigrating, yet charming as well; and Valentin, an articulate, fiercely dogmatic revolutionary haunted by memories of a woman he left for the cause. Sometimes they talk all night long. In the still darkness of their Buenos Aires prison cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause that makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love that makes all else endurable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough they share little other than a cell, the two form a bond so intimate―and a relationship so profoundly affecting―that only the other could understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA graceful, intensely compelling novel about love and victimization and a classic of queer literature, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiss of the Spider Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been adapted into an Academy Award-winning 1985 film and a Tony Award-winning 1993 musical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50264074584350,"sku":"9780679724490","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9780679724490.jpg?v=1761248323","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/kiss-of-the-spider-woman","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}