Boquitas pintadas [Paperback]

Manuel Puig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1996

Learning that he is dying of tuberculosis, self-styles ladies' man Juan Carlos is doted upon by the women in his life including his mother, sister, and two girlfriends, who fail to see that their own lives are crumbling in their adoration for Juan. Reprint.

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Text: Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (March 1, 1996)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0140255796
• ISBN-13: 978-0140255799
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #843,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manuel Puig's Unrecognized Masterpiece, January 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Boquitas pintadas (Paperback)

The tale of "Heartbreak Tango" is a captivating web spun out of the spider-threads of the inhabitants' lives in a small Argentinian town.

Touching, humerous, and filled with the sadness of human emotional attachments, Puig has created a magnificent look into the life of a veritable "Don Juan." An extremely good read!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetic mystery set in Argentina, January 9, 2007

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enid blyton - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boquitas Pintadas (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Lovely evocation of Puig's affinity/facination with noir and Hollywood from the 30's and 40's. The book is a kind of mystery as well as a depiction of class in Argentina from the 40's to the 60's. A lot is asked of the reader. Because the novel unfolds through journal and diary entries, letters, police and hospital reports, church confessions, etc, the reader must synthesize the material as well as deciding where the truth lies amongst the various perspectives. For me, as a non-native speaker of Spanish, the book was somewhat challenging to read because of the ambiguities inherent to the style as well as some of the vocabulary but well worth it. Beautiful depictions of characters as well as reflections on human motivation. An extremely satisfying and touching work.

6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra que debe ser leida!, October 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Boquitas Pintadas / Little Painted Lips (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Esta narracion es un folletin que se convierte ,gracias a la maestria de Manuel Puig, en un relato seductor e inolvidable. Un clasico dentro las obras de este escritor argentino!