Terra Nostra (Latin American Literature) - Softcover

Fuentes, Carlos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564782875 ISBN 13: 9781564782878

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2003

Synopsis

"Terra Nostra is the spreading out of the novel, the exploration of its possibilities, the voyage to the edge of what only a novelist can see and say." Milan Kundera

About this title

About the Author:

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including "Aura", "The Death of Artemio Cruz", "The Old Gringo" and "Terra Nostra", and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.
Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1564782875
• ISBN 13: 9781564782878
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 785