Carlos Fuentes

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Lecture: Bernal Díaz del Castillo: conquest and Counter-conquest. Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes takes an insightful look at Mexican history.

From the NYPL Public Programs Brochure for Fall 1985:

Carlos Fuentes is Mexico's leading novelist and critic. Eight of his books have been published in this country, including The Death of Artemio Cruz and Terra Nostra (which received the prestigious Rómulo Gallegos Prize). He has also received the Biblioteca Breve Prize and the National Prize in Literature, Mexico's highest literary award. The Old Gringo will be published in the United States in the fall.


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