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The Old Gringo

The Old Gringo - Paperback

by Carlos Fuentes
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Availability:In StockContributor:Carlos Fuentes, Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator)Series:FSG ClassicsPublish date:2007-02-20Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and GirouxISBN-13:9780374530525ISBN-10:374530521UPC:9780374530525Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Historical, Magical RealismSize:8.10 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCBT8JZ9S6

One of Carlos Fuentes's greatest works, The Old Gringo 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 encounter with General Tomas Arroyo. In the end, the incompatibility of the two countries (or, paradoxically, their intimacy) claims both men, in a novel that is, most of all, about the tragic history of two cultures in conflict.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and GirouxISBN-13:9780374530525ISBN-10:374530521UPC:9780374530525Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Historical, Magical RealismSize:8.10 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCBT8JZ9S6

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, 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, Straus and Giroux

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Carlos Fuentes, Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator)

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Carlos Fuentes

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