Carlos Fuentes
The author of more than a dozen novels and story collections, Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was Mexico's most celebrated novelist and critic. He received numerous honors and awards throughout his lifetime, including the Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the Latin Literary Prize.
The author of more than a dozen novels and story collections, Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was Mexico's most celebrated novelist and critic. He received numerous honors and awards throughout his lifetime, including the Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the Latin Literary Prize. See less
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Carlos Fuentes book reviews
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The death of Artemio Cruz
haven't finished reading it yet
I have a graduate degree in Literature, and I read widely, including Proust. So--I read a book by this author 30 years ago, Terra Nostra, a mammoth work of history and fiction, and was mucho ... Read More
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The Old Gringo
by grilli, Nov 1, 2007
A fascinating tale, covering the imagined last days and death of Ambrose Bierce , a famous (sometime muckraker) journalist, satirical poet, Civil War hero, short-story writer par excellence, who ... Read More
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The Old Gringo
Crossing borders: inside one's own mind
Judging by previous comments on The Old Gringo, many readers are perusing the novel for the content relating to the fate of American writer Ambrose Bierce. To read Fuentes? novel for that purpose is ... Read More