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"En esta novela (a traves de nueve cuentos) Fuentes reproduce la separacion que se ha dado entre Mexico y Estados Unidos a lo largo de 200 anos, y la examina con el cristal de la discriminacion, el racismo, la violencia, la sexualidad, la fascinacion mutua, el rencor y el sufrimiento, pero tambien la fuerza de la vida mexicana."

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Library Journal Review

Through vividly written prose in nine short stories, Fuentes skillfully draws seemingly real composites of Mexican and American personalities on both sides of the Mexico/U.S. border. Fuentes's profound understanding of Mexico/ U.S. history, culture, and human aspirations makes his characterizations plausible. Recommended for public and academic libraries.-Rafael M. Gonzalez (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Carlos Fuentes was born in Panama on November 11, 1928. He studied law at the National University of Mexico and did graduate work at the Institute des Hautes Etudes in Switzerland. He entered Mexico's diplomatic service and wrote in his spare time. His first novel, Where the Air Is Clear, was published in 1958. His other works include The Death of Artemio Cruz, Destiny and Desire, and Vlad. The Old Gringo was later adapted as a film starring Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda in 1989. He won numerous awards including the Fuentes the Romulo Gallegos Prize in Venezuela for Terra Nostra, the National Order of Merit in France, the Cervantes Prize in 1987, and Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for literature in 1994.

He also wrote essays, short stories, screenplays, and political nonfiction. In addition to writing, he taught at numerous universities, including Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Brown. He served as the ambassador of Mexico to France. He died on May 15, 2012 at the age of 83.

(Bowker Author Biography)