Manuel Puig is one of the brightest representatives of 20th-century Argentine literature—the so-called “new Latin American literature.” Puig’s name has firmly taken a place alongside Borges, Cortázar, Sabato, Amado, Márquez, Carpentier, and Benedetti. His books have been translated into all European languages and are constantly reprinted. “The Betrayal of Rita Hayworth” (Rita Hayworth—legendary Hollywood beauty, a screen star) is Puig’s debut novel, after which the whole world began talking about him. Working in the complex genre of the “endless line,” the author creates a unique canvas of human life—from birth to old age—using constant “turns” of the plot, sharp changes of characters, and a tricky intrigue.