Author, statesman and scholar Carlos Fuentes has defined the cultural, emotional and hereditary identity of an entire continent. He is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest literary and political figures of the Spanish-speaking world.
Fuentes’ novels, including The New York Times bestseller, The Old Gringo, and the classics Terra Nostra and The Death of Artemio Cruz, look deeply into the identity of Latin America, its internal conflicts and its contentious relationship with the superpower to the north. His nonfiction work and essays also celebrate the rich contributions of Latin culture (including The Buried Mirror, which became a Discovery Channel series). His latest book, The Eagle’s Throne, “is the most wickedly entertaining novel of Fuentes’ career,” said The New York Times.
He has won Mexico’s National Prize in Literature, the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (the highest honor for a Spanish-language writer), France’s Legion of Honor and the Four Freedoms Award. He was the first recipient of the Latin Civilization Award presented by the Presidents of Brazil, Mexico and France. He has also served as Director of International Cultural Relations for Mexico’s Ministry of Exterior Relations and the Mexican Ambassador to France.
He has just completed his first play, and his new collection of short stories, Every Happy Family, was published in spring 2008.
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