Birthday of Argentinian novelist Manuel Puig (Dec. 28, 1932 - 1990), whose novels were a kind of literary pop-art, filled with references to mass culture. His debut, Betrayed by Rita Hayworth from 1968 is a case in point…
“The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you’ll never be unhappy again.” ― Manuel Puig, Kiss of the Spider Woman: And Two Other Plays
Photo: Robert Giard, 1979 (The Beinecke)
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