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Un recorrido por la vida íntima de una mujer y sus pasiones; los obstáculos, prejuicios, dolores, amores y alegrías que la conducen a conquistar su libertad propia y su personalidad creativa. Una saga familiar, originada en Veracruz. Laura Díaz y otras figuras de la talla de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera comparten aspectos centrales de la historia cultural y política del país, y nos llevan a reflexionar sobre la historia, el arte, la sociedad y la idiosincrasia de los mexicanos. En esta novela, como nunca antes, Fuentes es fiel a su propósito de describirnos el cruce de caminos donde se dan cita la vida individual y la colectiva.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Laura Díaz is a passionate 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. In best-seller list of El Nuevo Herald and El diario la Prensa. Featured in Univisión, Telemundo, LA Channel 22, CBS, La Opinión, El Nuevo Herald, El Diario la Prensa, etc.

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Offerings in fiction represent a fine mix, from titles already published here in English (the works by Alvarez, Bencastro, Escand¢n, and Ferr‚) to works due in English this fall (Allende's first fiction in many years) to Fuentes's latest, a recapitulation of 20th-century Mexico centered on the passionate and provocative Laura Diaz. Arte P£blico continues its fine effort to restore lost Hispanic classics, written in what is now the United States from the colonial era until today, with a tale by Venegas dating from 1928. (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)