Participate by reading the recommended book and attending the colloquium that is usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Session led by Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D. Cycle “Representations of American society in foreign literatures” Free and free admission with prior registration at library@iie.es Book of the month: “La Frontera de Cristal” by Carlos Fuentes “En La
“Old Gringo” by Carlos Fuentes “A dazzling Mexican bestseller in the United States, Old Gringo (1985) is one of the most famous novels by Carlos Fuentes, a central figure in Mexican narrative and essay writing. In Old Gringo Fuentes captures the turbulent years of the revolutionary struggle in Mexico, when an old skeptical North American writer,
“The buried mirror: reflections on Spain and the New World” by Carlos Fuentes PHOTO “This best-selling and lavishly illustrated history of Hispanic culture by the renowned novelist Carlos Fuentes is a unique history of the social, political and economic forces that created the remarkable culture that stretches from the mysterious cave drawings at Altamira to
“The Death of Artemio Cruz” by Carlos Fuentes “The Death of Artemio Cruz, which appeared in 1962, is a novel by the Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes. In this book, Carlos Fuentes presents a panoramic view of the history of contemporary Mexico as recalled by a dying industrialist and politician. The novel begins when Artemio
“Diana or The Solitary Huntress” by Carlos Fuentes “What passions or ideals move the human being and drag him to his own death? This seems to be the question Carlos Fuentes asks himself when reflecting on the life and death of actress Diana Soren: as lonely as she is beautiful, as strong as she is vulnerable.