Carlos Fuentes was a towering figure in Latin American literature, renowned as a novelist and essayist whose work profoundly shaped the literary landscape of the Spanish-speaking world. He possessed a remarkable ability to weave intricate narratives that explored the complexities of Mexican identity, history, and social dynamics. Fuentes's prose is characterized by its intellectual rigor and stylistic elegance, offering readers deep insights into the human condition. His influential voice continues to resonate, cementing his legacy as one of the most significant literary minds of the 20th century.
Carlos Fuentes explora en sus ensayos la locura de Don Quijote, quien, al creer en la justicia como su deber, desafía la realidad. Compara obras como Don Quijote y Finnegans Wake, invitando a una lectura rebelde que transforma nuestra percepción del mundo, creando universos alternativos llenos de vitalidad y fantasía.
Quatre nouvelles. Quatre histoires captivantes qui plongent le lecteur dans des univers riches et dépaysants. À Tolède, un drame va bouleverser la vie d'une jeune femme. À Paris, un traducteur arpente les rues de la Ville Lumière muni de son appareil photo dans l'espoir de réaliser un cliché extraordinaire. À Chicago, une octogénaire acariâtre embauche avec réticence une femme de ménage mexicaine. Sur une plage des îles Baléares, un homme épie un couple magnétique et tente de percer le mystère qui l'entoure. Ce recueil est une invitation à découvrir la plume de quatre auteurs emblématiques de la littérature espagnole et sud-américaine, dévoilant ainsi toute la richesse de leur langue. L'ouvrage se compose de "La force du sang" de Miguel de Cervantes, "Les fils de la vierge" de Julio Cortázar, "Les amies" de Carlos Fuentes et "Tandis qu'elles dorment" de Javier Marías.
On a hot, insomniac night at the Hotel Metropol, the novelist Carlos Fuentes steps onto his balcony only to find another man on the balcony next door. The other man asks for news of the social strife turning into revolution in the unnamed city below them. He reveals himself as the 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, permitted to revisit earth once a year for 24 hours based on his theory of eternal return. With tenderness and gallows humor, the novelist and the philosopher unflinchingly tell the story of the beginning of the revolution, its triumph, fanaticism, terror, and retrenchment: a story of love, friendship, family, commitment, passion, corruption, betrayal, violence, and hope.
Most beautiful book ever about Mexico. 150 aerial color photos. 145,000 sold.
Hay un vampiro en la ciudad de México. Necesita tu sangre. Quiere tu vida. Desea a las personas que amas. Y no te quitará sólo eso.
Mexiko kritizuje v roce 2020 vojenskou okupaci Kolumbie Spojenými státy a odvetou Washingtonu je přerušení veškeré elektronické komunikace v zemi. Mexiko je najednou bez telefonu, faxu, rádia, televize a internetu, a to v době politické krize a s prezidentem, který je vážně nemocný. Jedním z důsledků je obnova klasické písemné komunikace. Formou dopisů mezi několika hlavními osobami románu je zachycena společenská situace plná pomluv, zrad, falešného jednání, sexuálních manipulací a nekompromisního vraždění. Přední mexický novelista Carlos Fuentes napsal sžíravou politickou satiru, která vychází ze současnosti a je stále aktuální.
'Die Literatur ist eine Form des Exorzismus. Sie treibt die Dämonen aus, die wir in uns haben.' Carlos Fuentes Engel und Dämonen, Gespenster und Vampire treiben ihr Unwesen mit schönen Frauen und selbstbewussten Männern. Schmal ist der Grat, der Leben und Tod, Diesseits und Jenseits voneinander trennt. Das Unheimliche kommt mit leichtem Schritt, und das alltäglich Vertraute verliert den Boden unter den Füßen. Carlos Fuentes erzählt mit subtiler Grausamkeit und anspielungsreicher Ironie. Sechs phantastische Erzählungen, sechs Variationen des Bösen. Die Mythen Mexikos bilden den Hintergrund dieser geheimnisvollen Geschichten, die auf einen ganz und gar unvorhersehbaren surrealen Show down zulaufen.
A rancher wants his four sons to become priests they think differently. A mother relinquishes her career as a singer and wonders if it was worth it. Her daughter has given up on the world and lives through reality TV shows. A woman suffers her husband's sadism and remembers how their love began. The different stories in this novel are punctuated by choruses, some humorous, most of them tragic, that lend their voice to the voiceless: young beggars, raped daughters, orphans, dealers, and hard core gangs among others.
"In this deeply personal book, the internationally renowned Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes steps back to survey the wellsprings of art and ideology, the events that have shaped our time, and his extraordinary life and fiercest passions." Arranged alphabetically from "Amore" to "Zurich," This I Believe takes us on an inner journey with a great writer. Fuentes ranges wide, from contradictions inherent in Latin American culture and politics to his long friendship with director Luis Bunuel. Along the way, we find reflections on the mixed curse and blessing of globalization; memories of a sexual initiation in Zurich; a fond tracing of a family tree heavy with poets, dreamers, and diplomats; evocations of the streets, cafes, and bedrooms of Washington, Paris, Santiago de Chile, Cambridge, Oaxaca, and New York; and a celebration of literary heroes including Balzac, Cervantes, Faulkner, Kafka, and Shakespeare.
The intimate life of artist Frida Kahlo is wonderfully revealed in the illustrated journal she kept during her last 10 years. This passionate and at times surprising record contains the artist's thoughts, poems, and dreams; many reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Rivera, along with 70 mesmerising watercolour illustrations. The text entries in brightly coloured inks make the journal as captivating to look at as it is to read. Her writing reveals the artist's political sensibilities, recollections of her childhood, and her enormous courage in the face of more than thirty-five operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of eighteen.
