| Aura Contributor(s): Thompson, Mike (Editor), Standish, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719081831 ISBN-13: 9780719081835 Publisher: University of Durham OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Durham Modern Languages |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.16 lbs) 53 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since its publication in 1962, Carlos Fuentes' novel, *Aura*, remains not merely an object of academic interest but a continuous source of controversy in Mexico. It was the explosive combination of sex and religion that incensed the Ministro de Hacienda, Salvador Abascal, and linked *Aura* to the recent polemical Mexican film *El crimen del Padre Amaro*. *Aura* is preoccupied with the place and persistence of the sacred in modern Mexico rather than simply the secret abuses of institutional Catholicism. This critical edition of the work is accompanied by an introduction and notes on the text. |