"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 ..."
Inez(Updated) [Paperback] by CarlosFuentes, Margaret Sayers Peden Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2004 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-6816-2, ISBN: 0-7475-6816-2
"Two narratives are entwined in this story of love and art - one tells of the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada, the other of the first encounter in human history between a man and a ..."
The Years with Laura Diaz(Updated) (Paperback) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-5766-1, ISBN: 0-7475-5766-7
"A millennial novel with centennial breadth, The Years with Laura Diaz 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 waiting unti ..."
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
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"."
"In this collection of five novellas, the bestselling author of The Old Gringo provides a passionate and witty exploration of cultural identity and conflict."
Terra Nostra(Updated) by CarlosFuentes Hardcover, 896 Pages, Published 1993 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-017292-8, ISBN: 0-14-017292-0
"Fuentes skillfully blends a wide range of literary forms, stories within stories, Mexican and Spanish myth, and famous literary characters in this novel that is both a historical epic and an apocalyptic vision of modern times."
"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 ..."
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
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"Where the Air Is Clear, Carlos Fuentes' first novel, is an unsparing portrayal of Mexico City's upper class. Departing from a traditional linear narrative, Fuentes overlays Mexican myths onto contemporary settings, showing that even the rich and powerful must succumb to the indomitable spirit of Mexico, which undermines all institutions and shapes all destinies."
A Change of Skin,(Updated) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 1987 by Andre Deutsch Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-233-98015-7, ISBN: 0-233-98015-6
Terra Nostra(Updated) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 896 Pages, Published 1987 by Farrar, Straus, Girous Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-008131-2, ISBN: 0-14-008131-3
"Fuentes skillfully blends a wide range of literary forms, stories within stories, Mexican and Spanish myth, and famous literary characters in this novel that is both a historical epic and an apocalyptic vision of modern times."
The Good Conscience(Updated) by CarlosFuentes Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1986 by Andre Deutsch Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-233-98018-8, ISBN: 0-233-98018-0
"Edition Andre Deutsch Ltd., First Impression 1986. ISBN: 978-0233978468. Complete and unabridged. Translated from Spanish by Tobias Smollett, with an Introduction by Carlos Fuentes. ISBN: 0-233-97846-1. 846 pages, size: 15 x 23 x 4.5 cm. Just light tanning to pages' edges. Other than that, the book remains in very good condition throughout: soft cover bright despite minor crease at bottom corner; text all clean, neat and tight. Prompt d ..."
"Fuentes skillfully blends a wide range of literary forms, stories within stories, Mexican and Spanish myth, and famous literary characters in this novel that is both a historical epic and an apocalyptic vision of modern times."
"Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de la Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they wend their way across sixteenth-century Spain. Milan Kundera calls Cervantes “the founder of the Modern Era and Lionel Trilling “observes that it can be said that all prose fiction is a variation on the theme of Don Quixote.”This Mod ..."