Betrayed by Rita Hayworth (Latin American Literature) - Softcover

Puig, Manuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564785300 ISBN 13: 9781564785305

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2009

Synopsis

Finally back in print, Manuel Puig's celebrated first novel is a startling anatomy of a small town in thrall to its own petty lusts, betrayals, scandals, thefts, and gossip--but most of all, to the movies. Centering around a boy named Toto, privy to the town's secrets and always eager to fill in the ugly or upsetting moments of his childhood with Hollywood-inspired fantasy, Betrayed by Rita Hayworth is a symphony of disappointed, comic, bitter, and bawdy voices, all hemmed in by life's refusal to behave like the silver screen, and is perhaps the funniest and most honest coming-of-age story of its time.

About this title

About the Author:

Manuel Puig is the acclaimed author of many novels, including Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Buenos Aires Affair. He was born in Argentina in 1932 and died in Mexico in 1990.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Spanish (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1564785300
• ISBN 13: 9781564785305
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 222