Old Gringo - Hardcover

Fuentes, Carlos

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374225788 ISBN 13: 9780374225780

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1985

Synopsis

In The Old Gringo, Carlos Fuentes brings the Mexico of 1916 uncannily to life. This novel is wise book, full of toughness and humanity and is without question one of the finest works of modern Latin American fiction.

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Review:

A dazzling novel that possesses the weight and resonance of myth [and] the fierce magic of a remembered dream.--Michiko Kakutani "The New York Times "

A perfect little gemstone, faceted by a master craftsman.--Charles Larsen "Chicago Tribune Book World "

The fate of Bierce has intrigued Americans since 1914, when he vanished . . . Fuentes has spun an opalescent around the mystery.--Evan S. Connell "Los Angeles Times "

A dazzling novel that possesses the weight and resonance of myth [and] the fierce magic of a remembered dream. Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"

A perfect little gemstone, faceted by a master craftsman. Charles Larsen, "Chicago Tribune Book World"

The fate of Bierce has intrigued Americans since 1914, when he vanished . . . Fuentes has spun an opalescent around the mystery. Evan S. Connell, "Los Angeles Times""

-A dazzling novel that possesses the weight and resonance of myth [and] the fierce magic of a remembered dream.- --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

-A perfect little gemstone, faceted by a master craftsman.- --Charles Larsen, Chicago Tribune Book World

-The fate of Bierce has intrigued Americans since 1914, when he vanished . . . Fuentes has spun an opalescent around the mystery.- --Evan S. Connell, Los Angeles Times

"A dazzling novel that possesses the weight and resonance of myth [and] the fierce magic of a remembered dream." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A perfect little gemstone, faceted by a master craftsman." --Charles Larsen, Chicago Tribune Book World

"The fate of Bierce has intrigued Americans since 1914, when he vanished . . . Fuentes has spun an opalescent around the mystery." --Evan S. Connell, Los Angeles Times

About the Author:

Carlos Fuentes, born in Panama in 1928, has received many awards for his accomplishments as a novelist, essayist, and commentator, among them the Cervantes Prize. He is the author of more than twenty books, most recently (in the United States) Inez. Other Fuentes titles from FSG include Aura, The Death of Artemio Cruz, and The Good Conscience. He divides his time between Mexico City and London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0374225788
• ISBN 13: 9780374225780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1