Footnotes in the system of the novel "Kiss of the spider woman" by Manuel Puig

The article analyses footnotes as the systematic part of the novel «Kiss of the Spider Woman» by Manuel Puig. Being endless dialog the novel lacks narrative. However the author’s speech is presented in eight footnotes based on a wide range of different researches of homosexuality. It is concluded that the footnotes aim to reveal main characters and explain their motivation and behaviour as well as to deepen the plot. The writer plays with a reader and the documentary and creates a pseudo document by assuming a made up research as the real one. It shows the writers perspective and his strive to identify himself.