Carlos Fuentes on <em>Destiny and Desire</em>

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 20, 2011

Carlos Fuentes talks about his new novel, Destiny and Desire, an epic of passion, magic, and desire in modern Mexico. Set in a world where free will battles with the wishes of the gods, the story blends mysticism and realism.

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