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Myself with Others: Selected Essays

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by Carlos Fuentes
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Availability:In StockContributor:Carlos FuentesPublish date:1990-10-01Pages:214
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plISBN-13:9780374522377ISBN-10:374522375UPC:9780374522377Book Category:Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Essays, Caribbean & Latin AmericanSize:9.06 x 6.08 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SCHKVF7EFT

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plISBN-13:9780374522377ISBN-10:374522375UPC:9780374522377Book Category:Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Essays, Caribbean & Latin AmericanSize:9.06 x 6.08 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SCHKVF7EFT

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including Aura, The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.

Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl

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