![]() ![]() A play adaptation, co-authored by Puig, became an international success, and led to an Oscar-winning film starring William Hurt and Raul Julia as well as a hit musical written by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally. Yet “Kiss of the Spider Woman” had a remarkable afterlife. Originally released to critical dismissal-Robert Coover called it “a rather frail little love story” in the Times-the book landed with a thud, managing to make Puig a celebrity in the gay enclave of New York City’s Christopher Street, but not much else. Vicki Baum, the author of “ Grand Hotel,” once wrote that “you can live down any number of failures, but you can’t live down a great success.” After witnessing the fall and rise of his novel “ Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Manuel Puig likely would’ve agreed with her. ![]()
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