I began teaching in New Yor... by Manuel Puig, an Argentinian Author

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“I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.”

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Manuel Puig

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Name: Manuel Puig

Nationality: Argentinian

Date of Birth: Dec 28, 1932

Date of Death: Jul 22, 1990

Profession: Author

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I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.

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I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality.

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It doesn't matter that the way of life shown by Hollywood was phony. It helped you hope.

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It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.

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I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.

Manuel Puig

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