The Death of Artemio Cruz
A Novel
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Fiction & Literature, Literary
| Author: | Carlos Fuentes | ISBN: | 9781466840027 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | May 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carlos Fuentes |
| ISBN: | 9781466840027 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | May 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
