The Death Of Artemio Cruz: A Novel
by Carlos Fuentes 2020-12-31 20:49:01
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As the novel opens, Artemio Cruz, the all-powerful newspaper magnate and land baron, lies confined to his bed and, in dreamlike flashes, recalls the pivotal episodes of his life. Carlos Fuentes manipulates the ensuing kaleidoscope of images with dazz... Read more

As the novel opens, Artemio Cruz, the all-powerful newspaper magnate and land baron, lies confined to his bed and, in dreamlike flashes, recalls the pivotal episodes of his life. Carlos Fuentes manipulates the ensuing kaleidoscope of images with dazzling inventiveness, layering memory upon memory, from Cruz''s heroic campaigns during the Mexican Revolution, through his relentless climb from poverty to wealth, to his uneasy death. Perhaps Fuentes''s masterpiece, The Death of Artemio Cruz is a haunting voyage into the soul of modern Mexico.

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  • 8.2 X 5.47 X 0.83 in
  • 320
  • Farrar, Straus And Giroux
  • February 3, 2009
  • English
  • 9780374531805
Carlos Fuentes Macías (Nov 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. He was the author of 24 novels, including The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, and al...
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