Almost the whole story is told in dialogue between the cellmates, with not a word of exposition or description. I'm not parting with this book, EVER.The story follows two cellmates, one in jail for being part of a political uprising, another for being gay and engaging in sexual activity with a minor. I got it through, and I can't for the life of me figure out why the person who had it before got rid of it. Because nothing is forever.”Last words: “No, Valentin, beloved, that will never take place, because this dream is short but this dream is happy.” Read moreįirst off, I really, REALLY loved this book. There is also italicized words that represent stream of conscious.First Sentence: -Something a little strange, that’s what you notice, that she’s not a woman like all others.Quotes: “In a man’s life, which may be short and may be long, everything is temporary, nothing is forever.”“It’s a question of learning to accept things as they come, and to appreciate the good that happens to you, even if it doesn’t last. He also uses the subplots with the various movies and he also uses footnotes both actual (Freud and not factual, Taub). The author tells it with dialogue, using - to indicate a change in speaker. Structure wise, this is a uniquely written book. During the imprisonment, Molino tells Valentin various film stories The Panther woman, the Leni the spy, the Spinster, the Ugly Maid, and Zombie Woman, and last the Singer. The story starts with another story the story of the Panther woman.

One Molina who is there for sexual crimes and Valentin, there for Marxist revolutionary activity. The story of two men in a prison in Argentina.

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