| Author: | Carlos Fuentes | ISBN: | 9781466840089 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | May 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carlos Fuentes |
| ISBN: | 9781466840089 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | May 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1968, Carlos Fuentes's controversial novel A Change of Skin tells the story of four persons who drive from Mexico City to Veracruz one Palm Sunday. The Driver of the car is Franz, an ex-Nazi, and with him is his young Mexican lover Isabel, the talented but failed poet Javier, and his embittered wife, Elizabeth. There is a fifth person as well--the Narrator. Through him we discover that all the characters are searching for some real value in their lives: love for Elizabeth, creating in the case of Javier, experience for Isabel, and redemption for Franz.
First published in 1968, Carlos Fuentes's controversial novel A Change of Skin tells the story of four persons who drive from Mexico City to Veracruz one Palm Sunday. The Driver of the car is Franz, an ex-Nazi, and with him is his young Mexican lover Isabel, the talented but failed poet Javier, and his embittered wife, Elizabeth. There is a fifth person as well--the Narrator. Through him we discover that all the characters are searching for some real value in their lives: love for Elizabeth, creating in the case of Javier, experience for Isabel, and redemption for Franz.
