The Oxford Companion to English Literature | Fuentes, Carlos
Fuentes, Carlos
(
1928
–
),
Mexican
writer and critic, who was born in Panama City and grew up speaking excellent English. His first novel, La región más transparente (
1958
; Where the Air is Clear), explores the expanding megapolis Mexico City. La muerte de Artemio Cruz (
1962
; The Death of Artemio Cruz) narrates the failure of the Mexican Revolution. His prolific output includes Terra nostra (
1975
; Terra Nostra,
1976
), Gringo viejo (
1985
; Old Gringo,
1986
), Cristóbal Nonato (
1985
; Christopher Unborn), Constancia y otras novelas para vírgenes (
1989
; Constancia and Other Stories for Virgins,
1990
); La campan˜a (
1990
; The Campaign,
1991
), El naranjo (
1988
; The Orange Tree,
1994
), Diana o la cazadora solitaria (
1994
; Diana: The Goddess Who Hunts Alone,
1995
) and La...
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