Dec 26, 2009

The Doll Queen | The Doll Queen

At a glance:

Author: Carlos Fuentes
First Published: 1964
Type of Plot: Symbolist
Time of Work: Probably the mid-twentieth century
Setting: Mexico City
Principal Characters: Carlos, Amilamia, An old man and woman
Genres: Short fiction, Grotesque literature
Subjects: Children, Memory, Pain, Reading, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Mexico or Mexicans, Wounds or injuries, Games, Maps, Outdoor recreation
Locales: Mexico City, Mexico

The Story

Carlos is a twenty-nine-year-old bachelor, leading a professional life in Mexico City. Although his life is pleasant, he feels that it is missing something, a central attraction. One day, while rearranging dusty, old books, he finds a card with a message written in a childish hand: “Amilamia wil not forget her good friend—come see me here where I draw it.” With the message is a small map.

This message starts Carlos to reminisce about the summer that he met and played with Amilamia. She was an exuberant seven-year-old child; he was a fourteen-year-old...

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The Doll Queen | The Doll Queen

At a glance:

The Story

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