BOOKS by Carlos Fuentes

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1	The Old Gringo more books like this by Carlos Fuentes Fuentes's novel about the American writer Ambrose Bierce, who disappeared deep into Mexico during its civil war, dramatizes the conflicted relationship between America and Mexico. This is the original Spanish version of the text. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World more books like this by Carlos Fuentes A history of the relationship between Spain and Hispanic America from the beginning of civilisation to the present. see all copies from £5.77! new only from £12.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Aura: Bilingual Edition more books like this by Carlos Fuentes, Lysander Kemp (Translator) 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. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £8.91!
4	The death of Artemio Cruz more books like this by Carlos Fuentes 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 ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	La Silla del Aguila more books like this by Carlos Fuentes It is the year 2020, in a Mexico without telecommunications or computers because the United States (owners and exclusive supplier of everything) has punished them. This is also the year in which the presidency is being disputed, to decide who will seat in the Seat of Power to never leave it. The winner, the Anointed one, hides an amazing secret ... see all copies from £5.76! new only from £10.05! \| first editions
6	Where the Air Is Clear more books like this by Carlos Fuentes, Sam Hileman (Translator) Where the Air Is Clear, Carlos Fuentes's first novel, is an unsparing portrayal of Mexico City's upper class. Departing from a traditional linear narrative, Fuentes constructs his novel around a series of encounters with members of this world, including Federico Robles, an ambitious self-made millionaire; Rodrigo Pola, a writer whose father was ... see all copies from £4.58! new only from £4.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Terra nostra more books like this by Carlos Fuentes One of the great masterpieces of modern Latin American fiction, Terra Nostra is concerned with nothing less than the history of Spain and of South America, with the Indian Gods and with Christianity, with the birth, the passion, and the death of civilizations. Fuentes skillfully blends a wide range of literary forms, stories within stories, ... see all copies from £3.13! new only from £9.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Years with Laura Diaz more books like this by Carlos Fuentes The story of Laura Diaz, following her life from 1905 to 1978, and filled with the sounds and colours, tastes and scents of Mexico. We see Laura as she grows into a politically committed artist who is also a wife and mother, a lover of great men, and a complicated and alluring heroine. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £3.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The good conscience more books like this by Carlos Fuentes "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 ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £8.67! \| first editions
10	Muerte de Artemio Cruz, La more books like this by Carlos Fuentes 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. see all copies from £5.89! new only from £9.54!
11 view cover	The crystal frontier : a novel in nine stories more books like this by Carlos Fuentes 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. see all copies from £4.78! new only from £7.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	La Muerte de Artemio Cruz more books like this by Carlos Fuentes In "La muerte de Artemio Cruz" we are present in the last moments of the lif e of a powerful man, one who was a revolutionary soldier, a lover without passion, and a father without a family. Carlos Fuentes reveals in this novel the thoughts of an elderly man who can no longer fend for himself; the man is confronted with an imminent and torturous ... see all copies from £7.07! new only from £14.30!
13 view cover	Aura more books like this by Carlos Fuentes Perfect literary work that is sufficient and definitive. In this short novel, the famous Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes embodies in a marvelous way the myth and the plot, the search, the encounter and the separation, life and death. Hugo Montero, the historian, reads a classified ad that makes him relive the story of the dead and, without knowing ... see all copies from £8.00! new only from £9.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Los Anos Con Laura Diaz more books like this by Carlos Fuentes Laura Daz is a passionated character, intimately connected to many historical events. Through her story, Carlos Fuentes writes the journal of the Mexican twentieth century, supporting his novel with facts and characters that define the shape of today's Mexico. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.91! \| first editions
15 view cover	Vintage Book of Latin American Stories more books like this by Carlos Fuentes (Editor), Julio Ortega (Editor) This collection richly displays the many overlapping traditions of Latin American literature, including the work of internationally influential writers such as Garcia Marquez, Borges, Cortazar and many others. see all copies from £2.09! new only from £9.18! \| first editions
16 view cover	Diana O La Cazadora Solitaria more books like this by Carlos Fuentes On New Year's Eve, 1969, a novelist in his 40s meets a beautiful but third-rate actress--Diana Soren, of Iowa--and becomes obsessed with her. This passionate autobiographical novel is about not only their love affair but also the radical movements of the 1960s that had spread across Mexico as well as the U.S. see all copies from £7.03! new only from £7.91!
17 view cover	The Campaign more books like this by Carlos Fuentes Set in South America between 1810 and 1830 - a time when Chile, Argentina, Peru and Mexico were all shaken by brutal revolutions to throw off Spanish rule. The narrator of the story is Manuel Varele who, with his friends, spend hours in the coffee houses. By the winner of the Romula Gallegos Prize. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £12.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Happy Families: Stories more books like this by Carlos Fuentes, Edith Grossman (Translator) The internationally acclaimed winner of the Cervantes Prize presents a stunning novel about family and love across an expanse of Mexican life. see all copies from £13.42! new only from £15.58!
19 view cover	El Espejo Enterrado/The Buried Mirror more books like this by Carlos Fuentes Drawing expertly on five centuries of the cultural history of Europe and the Americas, Fuentes seeks to capture the spirit of the new, vibrant and enduring civilization (in the New World) that began in Spain. see all copies from £14.15! new only from £19.22!
20 view cover	A new time for Mexico more books like this by Carlos Fuentes This collection of essays examines how Mexico is facing a new time, even as it must stay true to its place in history. Torn between tradition and modernity, impatient with an exhausted political system, but unsure how and with what to replace it. Mexicans are struggling to make the transition from authoritarian to democratic politics. But where ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £7.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Inquieta Compania more books like this by Carlos Fuentes This volume brings together six stories about supernatural beings--ghosts, demons, angels, missing people, witches, and vampires--who burst into daily lives in an unexpected way to change the destiny of those who find them. see all copies from £5.69! new only from £7.14!
22 view cover	The Eagle's Throne more books like this by Carlos Fuentes, Kristina Cordero (Translator) In this provocative novel, Fuentes exposes many of the political skeletons lurking in the closet of Mexican history, as he weaves a novel of cunning, naked ambition, and duplicity. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait more books like this by Carlos Fuentes, Sarah M Lowe, Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), whose art mirrors the passion, tumult, and enormous strength of an anguished life, is one of the most charismatic figures of her time. Her paintings mingle Surrealism, folk art, and autobiography in a haunting and visceral style. The Diary of Frida Kahlo provides, in Kahlo's own words and pictures, the most personal and ... see all copies from £5.80! new only from £22.32! \| first editions
24 view cover	Cambio de Piel more books like this by Carlos Fuentes Originally published in 1967, the world of American myths and the key questions of European culture coverge in this ambitious and successful novel. It is a riveting portrait of a Mexican man of this century tormented by doubts about the present, the weight of the past, and fear of the future. see all copies from £1.52! new only from £7.58! \| first editions
25 view cover	Gringo Viejo more books like this by Carlos Fuentes El Gringo viejo es un norteamericano que viaja a Mxico durante los aos de la Revolucin. Su meta es encontrarse en Mxico con Pancho Villa, el legendario guerrillero. La vida de este hombre atormentado y complejo tomar rumbos inesperados. En el horizonte de la obra literaria de Carlos Fuentes (1928), Gringo viejo representa una muestra e madurez, de ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.72!

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