Myself with Others: Selected Essays Contributor(s): Fuentes, Carlos (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374522375 ISBN-13: 9780374522377 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1990 Annotation: In "Myself with Others," Fuentes has assembled essays reflecting three of the great elements of his work: autobiography, love of literature, and politics. They include his reflections on his beginning as a writer, his celebrated Harvard University commencement address, and his trenchant examinations of Cervantes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Borges. |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | Caribbean & Latin American |
Dewey: 864 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.08" W x 9.06" (0.77 lbs) 214 pages |
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Publisher Description: In Myself with Others, Fuentes has assembled essays reflecting three of the great elements of his work: autobiography, love of literature, and politics. They include his reflections on his beginning as a writer, his celebrated Harvard University commencement address, and his trenchant examinations of Cervantes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Borges. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fuentes, Carlos: - 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. |