Carlos fuentes artemio cruz, an exrevolutionary lying on his deathbed, recalls the most important 12 days in his life. Artemio cruz, a corrupt soldier, politician, journalist. Cruz, in other words, is the personification of the mexican nation. After collapsing from an illness while attending a business meeting, a dying artemio cruz, a rich and powerful land owner in modern mexico, is driven by. An imaginative portrait of an unscrupulous individual, the story also serves as commentary on mexican society, most notably on the abuse of powera theme that runs throughout fuentess work. The death of artemio cruz by carlos fuentes goodreads. Mexican writer carlos fuentess novel the death of artemio cruz 1962 ranks among the most significant works of the latin american literary boom. The death of artemio cruz work by fuentes britannica. It is considered to be a milestone in the latin american. It is narrated from a stream of consciousness perspective where main character artemio cruz. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the death of artemio cruz by carlos fuentes. Artemio cruz, a corrupt soldier, politician, journalist, tycoon, and lover, lies on his deathbed, recalling the shaping. After collapsing from an illness while attending a business meeting, a dying artemio cruz, a rich and powerful land owner in modern mexico, is driven by conscience to recall his corrupt life. This was a period of the 1960s and 1970s during which fuentes, along with other.
Narrativa hispanoamericana del xix al xxi en bolsillo. The death of artemio cruz is a sweeping novel about 20th century mexico, viewed through the prism of artemio cruz s life. The death of artemio cruz is a breakthrough latin american novel by mexican writer carlos fuentes. Cruz is an idealistic young soldier during the mexican revolution dedicated to redistribution of land so that peasants may enjoy a decent life. On one level, everything takes place within a single day as the eponymous cruz, a wealthy business magnate and politician now semiconscious and close to death, is surrounded by family and staff, doctors and. Hernan vidalcarlos fuentes organizo esta novela en trece capitulos. It is considered to be a milestone in the latin american boom. Presentation du roman du celebre ecrivain mexicain.
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