The Buenos Aires Affair
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The Buenos Aires Affair is a 1973 experimental crime and psychological novel by Argentine writer Manuel Puig that blends pop culture, psychoanalysis, and political undercurrents in a fragmented narrative set in Buenos Aires.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Buenos Aires Affair canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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experimental literature work ⓘ novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| author | Manuel Puig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kiss of the Spider Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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experimental fiction ⓘ postmodern fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | chaptered novel ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Gladys Hebe D’Onofrio
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Leopoldo Druscovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
inclusion of pseudo-documentary materials
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ shifts in point of view ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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gender roles ⓘ mass culture influence ⓘ obsession ⓘ political tension in Argentina ⓘ power relations ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ repression ⓘ sexuality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | El beso de la mujer araña (incorrect) ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
cinematic
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intertextual ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Latin American Boom (late phase)
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Latin American postmodernism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fragmented narrative ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
includes political allusions to Argentina in the early 1970s
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incorporates psychoanalytic case-history style elements ⓘ mixes popular culture with high literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | Manuel Puig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Heartbreak Tango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| usesElement |
political undercurrents
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pop culture references ⓘ psychoanalytic themes ⓘ |
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