Holy Place (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Carlos Fuentes
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Plot: Mythical journey
- Time of Work: The early to mid-1960’s
- Setting: Mexico City and Madonna dei Monte, Italy
- Principal Characters: Guillermo Nervo, Claudia Nervo, Giancarlo, Bela
- Genres: Long fiction, Mythological literature
- Subjects: 1960’s, Acting or actors, Mothers, Parents and children, Sex or sexuality, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Mexico or Mexicans, Films, movies, or motion pictures, Italy or Italians
- Locales: Italy, Mexico City, Mexico
The Novel
As much about myth, literature, and language as it is about worldly existence, Holy Place consists of a series of incompletely connected and suggestive episodes in the troubled life of its narrator, Guillermo Nervo. Nicknamed “Guillermito” (the diminutive shows endearment but also condescension), or simply “Mito” (Spanish for “myth”), Nervo unfolds as a parasitic decadent, a Baudelairian dandy totally dependent on and infatuated with his castrating mother, the protean film star Claudia. Guillermo moves from idolizing her and aspiring to be her lover...
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