The Campaign - Hardcover

Fuentes, Carlos

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374118280 ISBN 13: 9780374118280

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1991

Synopsis

Fuentes, Carlos. The Campaign. [Signed] First Edition. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1991. Octavo. 246 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author. Carlos Fuentes Macías About this sound audio (November 11, 1928 - May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985) and Christopher Unborn (1987). In his obituary, the New York Times described Fuentes as one of the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world and an important influence on the Latin American Boom, the explosion of Latin American literature in the 1960s and '70s, while The Guardian called him Mexico's most celebrated novelist. His many literary honors include the Miguel de Cervantes Prize as well as Mexico's highest award, the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor. He was often named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won. He remained prolific to the end of his life, with an essay on the new government of France appearing in Reforma newspaper on the day of his death. (Wikipedia).

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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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0374118280
• ISBN 13: 9780374118280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1