The Death of Artemio Cruz A Novel (FSG Classics) by CarlosFuentes, Alfred Macadam Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2009 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-374-53180-5, ISBN: 0-374-53180-3
"As the novel opens, Artemio Cruz, the all-powerful newspaper magnate and land baron, lies confined to his bed and, in dreamlike flashes, recalls the pivotal episodes of his life. Carlos Fuentes manipulates the ensuing kaleidoscope of images with dazzling inventiveness, layering memory upon memory, from Cruzâs heroic campaigns during the Mexican Revolution, through his relentless climb from poverty to wealth, to his uneasy death. Perha ..."
The Old Gringo(1st Edition) A Novel (FSG Classics) by CarlosFuentes, Margaret Sayers Peden Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2007 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-374-53052-5, ISBN: 0-374-53052-1
"In The Old Gringo, Carlos Fuentes brings the Mexico of 1916 uncannily to life. This novel is wise book, full of toughness and humanity and is without question one of the finest works of modern Latin American fiction.One of Fuentes's greatest works, the novel tells the story of Ambrose Bierce, the American writer, soldier, and journalist, and of his last mysterious days in Mexico living among Pancho Villa's soldiers, particularly his enc ..."
La Muerte de Artemio Cruz(Reprint) (Spanish Edition) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1996 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-025582-9, ISBN: 0-14-025582-6
"After collapsing from an illness while attending a business meeting, a dying Artemio Cruz, a rich and powerful land owner in modern Mexico, is driven by conscience to recall his corrupt life."
Aura Bilingual Edition (English and Spanish Edition) by CarlosFuentes, Lysander Kemp Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1986 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-51171-5, ISBN: 0-374-51171-3
"Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion."
"Baltasar Bustos sets out across Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, and Mexico on a public and personal campaign of redemption in a novel set during Spanish America's struggle for independence. By the author of Christopher Unborn. Reprint."
Happy Families Fiction by CarlosFuentes, Edith Grossman Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2009 by Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-7843-8, ISBN: 0-8129-7843-9
"In these spectacular vignettes, the internationally acclaimed author Carlos Fuentes explores Tolstoy’s classic observation that “happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” In “A Family Like Any Other,” each member of the Pagán family lives in isolation, despite sharing a tiny house. In “The Mariachi’s Mother,” the limitless devotion of a woman is revealed as she secretly tends to her estranged son’s w ..."
"Here is a true literary event–the long-awaited new novel by Carlos Fuentes, one of the world’s great writers. By turns a tragedy and a farce, an acidic black comedy and an indictment of modern politics, The Eagle’s Throne is a seriously entertaining and perceptive story of international intrigue, sexual deception, naked ambition, and treacherous betrayal.In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s i ..."
"He was still dragging the peon along by the hand, and lost in the labyrinth of
consumerism, the Mexican became alarmed and ... The peon suffered the
tortures of the damned as they raced through the tangled nets of highways, the
vertebrae of a cement beast, sleeping but alert. ... Now Dionisio loaded him up
with a pyramid of electrical appliances, machines to make you thin, limited-
edition CDs 86 / THE ..."
"See also Decentralized self-government Feinstein, Dianne, 175 Fernandez de
Cevallos, Diego, 98, 100, 107, 109 Fernandez Galindo, Ignacio, 86 Fernandez
Manero, Victor, 1 20 Figueroa, Gabriel, 10 Figueroa, Ruben, 169 Financial crisis
... 205, 214 Germany, 42 Globalization, 209-10 Gods of Mexico, The (Burland),
213 Gomez, Marte R., 120 Gomez Checheo, Agustina, 86 Gomez de la Gloria,
Sebastian, 86 Gonzalez, Carlos Hank, 101-2 Gonzalez, ..."
Inez(1st Edition) A Novel by CarlosFuentes, Margaret Sayers Peden Hardcover, 150 Pages, Published 2002 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-17553-5, ISBN: 0-374-17553-5
"A magical short novel that weaves together two stories, two couples, two different times, and two grand passionsIn one of the narratives that comprise this superb new novel from Carlos Fuentes, we are introduced to Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara, a fabled orchestral conductor, and his great love Inez Prada, a renowned singer. In the other, Fuentes memorably delineates the very first encounter in human history between a man and a woman. In one, t ..."
"A millennial novel with centennial breadth, The Years with Laura Díaz follows one woman through the 20th century in Mexico, witnessing its political upheavals, technological advances, and bitterly uneven social and artistic progress. Born on her grandfather Don Felipe's coffee plantation at Catemaco in 1898, Laura knows both the privilege of wealth and its limitations. Her parents, Leticia and Fernando, live apart, prudently w ..."
The Buried Mirror(1st Edition) Reflections on Spain and the New World by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1999 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-395-92499-0, ISBN: 0-395-92499-5
"In his introduction to this passionate history of Spain and the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas, Carlos Fuentes asks the necessary question: What do we really have to celebrate on the five hundredth anniversary of Columbus's historic voyage to the New World? After all, the quincentennial of the "discovery of America" finds the Latin American republics in a state of deep crisis, with inflation, unemployment, and excessive foreig ..."
Diana(Updated) The Goddess Who Hunts Alone by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 217 Pages, Published 1996 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-2541-7, ISBN: 0-7475-2541-2
"This is an exploration of love, lust and betrayal. The central character is Diana Soren, an elegy for a decade that refused to die. She is a predator set on self-destruction, and a casualty of her own times and beauty. Carlos Fuentes is the author of "Terra Nostra" and "Old Gringo"."
"one fateful morning, felix Maldonado a minor official in the Mexican bureaucracy, step into a nightmare world in which he is ensnared in a murder he never intended: the assisination of the president"
"In The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories, Julio Ortega and Carlos Fuentes present the most compelling short fiction from Mexico to Chile. Surreal, poetic, naturalistic, urbane, peasant-born: All styles intersect and play, often within a single piece. There is "The Handsomest Drown Man in the World," the Garcia Marquez fable of a village overcome by the power of human beauty; "The Aleph," Borges' classic tale of a man who discovers, ..."
"In this comic novel of political intrigue, Adam Gorozpe, a respected businessman in Mexico, has a life so perfect that he might as well be his namesake in the Garden. But there are snakes in this Garden too, and in order to save his relationship, his marriage, his life, and the soul of his country, he may have to call upon the wrath of the angels to expel all these serpents from his Mexican Eden.In this comic novel of political int ..."
Destiny and Desire(1st Edition) A Novel by CarlosFuentes, Edith Grossman Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2011 by Random House Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-6880-7, ISBN: 1-4000-6880-0
The Eagle's Throne(Reprint) A Novel by CarlosFuentes, Kristina Cordero Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2007 by Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-7255-9, ISBN: 0-8129-7255-4
"Here is a true literary event–the long-awaited new novel by Carlos Fuentes, one of the world’s great writers. By turns a tragedy and a farce, an acidic black comedy and an indictment of modern politics, The Eagle’s Throne is a seriously entertaining and perceptive story of international intrigue, sexual deception, naked ambition, and treacherous betrayal.In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Mexico’s i ..."
"Distant Relations begins in the elegant Automobile club de France as an elderly Count tells a story to the unnamed narrator. But the book does not remain here in the cafe, nor even in France. Instead, as the Count speaks, the story moves across time and space, from Latin America to Europe, from generation to generation. We hear of Hugo, a noted Mexican archeologist, and of his young son, Victor, who were once the Count's houseguests. He ..."
Inez (Hardback) by CarlosFuentes Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2003 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-6260-3, ISBN: 0-7475-6260-1
The Crystal Frontier(Updated) (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1999 by Bloomsbury ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-4394-7, ISBN: 0-7475-4394-1
"One of Mexico's most distinguished authors shares his observations on the current state of Mexico as its people struggle to make the transition to democratic politics and to overcome the tumultuous political, economic, social, and moral crises they face."
"A collection of five novellas follows the story of Columbus's arrival in the Caribbean, the fate of Herna+a7n Cortes's two sons, the destruction of the Spanish city of Numantia by the Romans, and the annihilation of Hollywood by Acapulco. Reprint. K. "
THE BURIED MIRROR(1st Edition) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 399 Pages, Published 1993 by Houghton Mifflin (P) ISBN-13: 978-0-395-67281-5, ISBN: 0-395-67281-3
"pp. 399, Mexican novelist and statesman Fuentes believes that a common cultural heritage can help the countries of Latin America transcend disunity and fragmentation. In a splendidly illustrated survey, companion to a TV series, he perceptively explores Spanish America's love-hate relationship with Spain and its search for an identity in its multicultural roots. His guiding..."
"Contains five short stories. In the title story a loving and contented husband discovers the true nature of his marriage, as though he has walked through a mirror and found that the life held in the glass was not his own at all."
The Campaign(1st Edition) A Novel by CarlosFuentes Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1991 by Andre Deutsch Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-233-98726-2, ISBN: 0-233-98726-6
"Hailed as a masterpiece since its publication in 1962, The Death of Artemio Cruz is Carlos Fuentes's haunting voyage into the soul of modern Mexico. Its acknowledged place in Latin American fiction and its appeal to a fresh generation of readers have warranted this new translation by Alfred Mac Adam, translator (with the author) of Fuentes's Christopher Unborn.As in all his fiction, but perhaps most powerfully in this book, Fuentes is a ..."
Myself with Others Selected Essays by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 1990 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-374-52237-7, ISBN: 0-374-52237-5
"In Myself with Others, Fuentes has assembled essays reflecting three of the great elements of his work: autobiography, love of literature, and politics. They include his reflections on his beginning as a writer, his celebrated Harvard University commencement address, and his trenchant examinations of Cervantes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Borges."
Christopher Unborn(1st Edition) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 531 Pages, Published 1990 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-679-73222-8, ISBN: 0-679-73222-5
"Mexico, 1991: Black acid rain falls on "Makesicko City," the most polluted, most populated city in the world. Amid this apocalyptic landscape a prize is being offered to the first child born on the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. That child is the narrator of this passionate, savage novel by one of the world's preeminent writers."
The Old Gringo(Updated) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1989 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-0-330-30895-3, ISBN: 0-330-30895-5
"... tropical tour deforce' TODAY COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS A FONDA
FILMS PRODUCTION A LUIS PUENZO ... AND BRUNO RUBEO DIRECTOR OF
PHOTOGRAPHY FELIX MONTI EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DAVID WISNIEVITZ ..."
Christopher Unborn(1st Edition) by CarlosFuentes Hardcover, 544 Pages, Published 1989 by Andre Deutsch Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-233-98016-4, ISBN: 0-233-98016-4
"Mexico, 1991: Black acid rain falls on "Makesicko City," the most polluted, most populated city in the world. Amid this apocalyptic landscape a prize is being offered to the first child born on the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. That child is the narrator of this passionate, savage novel by one of the world's preeminent writers."
The Good Conscience(61st Edition) A Novel by CarlosFuentes, Sam Hileman Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 1987 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-50736-7, ISBN: 0-374-50736-8
""The Good Conscience" is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is Guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. The Ceballos family has been reinstated to power, and adolescent Jaime Ceballos, its only heir, is torn between the practical reality of his family's life and the idealism of his youth and his Catholic education. His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, ..."
Latin America At War with the Past : Cbc Massey Llectures Series by CarlosFuentes Paperback, Published 1985 by Montreal: Cbc Enterprises, 1985, ISBN-13: 978-0-88794-146-7, ISBN: 0-88794-146-X
"The greatest novel of the Mexican Revolution, in a brilliant new translation by an award-winning translatorThe Underdogs is the first great novel about the first great revolution of the twentieth century. Demetrio Macias, a poor, illiterate Indian, must join the rebels to save his family. Courageous and charismatic, he earns a generalship in Pancho Villa?s army, only to become discouraged with the cause after it becomes hopelessly facti ..."
"“Oblivion insurance!” exclaimed Egg: “People hate themselves.” (A lie, I'll never
be like that handsome devil in the ad driving his Meiji-Maserati, I'll never wear
that Bill Blass blazer made in Hong Kong, I'll never fly to Tokyo on the Concorde,
the chicks will never be all over me because I put Yojimbo in my armpits, I'll never
be accepted by the Diners Club, the Blonde of My Dreams will not be waiting for
me at Indios Verdes whe ..."
Myself with Others(1st Edition) Selected Essays; 1st/1st by CarlosFuentes Hardcover, 214 Pages, Published 1988 by Harpercollins Distribution Services ISBN-13: 978-0-233-98114-7, ISBN: 0-233-98114-4
"Clean, bright used copy with tight binding. NEVER a library book./lh"
A Change of Skin by CarlosFuentes, Sam Hileman Paperback, 482 Pages, Published 1986 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-51427-3, ISBN: 0-374-51427-5
"This book has the huge merit of introducing a wealth of talented writers unknown in English; well over a third of the stories appear in English for the first time . . . by bombarding the reader with unfamiliar names speaking in a babel of ..."
"Frida Kahlo's diary, like her art, is painted in breathtakingly vivid colors. It covers her tumultuous last decade and encompasses love letters, political musings on Communism, and resplendent paintings. The paintings, peopled with mythic figures, self-portraits, and monsters, articulate Kahlo's fantastic visions. One drawing melds a procession of crying faces onto an intertwined couple surrounded by body parts, only to dissolve into a ..."
"Published here in its entirety Frida Kahlo s amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life This passionate often surprising intimate record kept under lock and key for some forty years in Mexico reveals many new dimensions in the complex persona of this remarkable Mexican artist Covering the years 1944 45 the 170 page journal contains Frida s thoughts poems and dreams and reflects her stormy relationship ..."
"Edición definitiva, revisada por su autor, de la «gran novela urbana» de la literatura mexicana. Preparada por la Real Academia Española y la Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Considerada la fundadora del boom latinoamericano, La región más transparente no solo ofrece un tratamiento novedoso de la historia de México, sino que, además, por el empleo de diversas técnicas literarias y de novedades tipográficas, y por la trasgr ..."
This I Believe An a to Z of a Life (Compact Disc) by CarlosFuentes, Emilio Delgado Published 2019 by Brilliance Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-72134-571-7, ISBN: 1-72134-571-X
The Crystal Frontier(Unabridged) A Novel in Nine Stories by CarlosFuentes, David Crommett, Alfred Macadam Cd, Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-5226-9368-0, ISBN: 1-5226-9368-8
"From Mexico's preeminent man of letters, "a Balzacian novel in nine masterly stories" (Vanity Fair) that explores the "uneven and painful meshing of two North American cultures" (Washington Post Book World). A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. Translated by Alfred Mac Adam."
"In The Campaign, a witty and enthralling saga of revolutionary South America, Carlos Fuentes explores the period of profound upheaval he calls "the romantic time." His hero, Baltasar Bustos, the son of a wealthy landowner, kidnaps the baby of a prominent judge, replacing it with the black baby of a prostitute. When he catches sight of the baby's mother, though, he falls instantly in love with her and sets off on an anguished journey to ..."
"One of the late Carlos Fuentes's final projects, this compendium of his criticism traces the evolution of the Latin American novel from the discovery of America to the present day. Combining historical perspective with personal and often opinionated interpretation, Fuentes gives us a tour from Machado de Assis to Borges and beyond. A landmark analysis, as well as a scintillating and often wry commentary on a great author's peers and inf ..."