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The Era of Carlos Fuentes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2020

Georgina García Gutiérrez Vélez
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Por lo menos, ¿sabes si Dios ha muerto? —concluyó antes de retirarse del balcón—. ¿Qué sabes?

Nada. ¿Cómo te llamas?

Federico. Federico Nietzsche.

—Carlos Fuentes, Federico en su balcón

The death of Carlos Fuentes means the end of an era that began with La región más transparente (1958; Where the Air Is Clear) and concludes with the posthumous Federico en su balcón (2012; Federico on His Balcony). Fuentes marks an entire era with the influence of his personality and his work, which have impacted Mexico's intellectual life, arts, and wider society, as well as its collective imagination. Fuentes has a place in the Mexican imaginary, like film or soccer stars, and for decades his face has been part of Mexican iconography. The history of contemporary Mexico would be very different without him.

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Theories and Methodologies
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PMLA , Volume 128 , Issue 3 , May 2013 , pp. 705 - 707
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Copyright © 2013 by The Modern Language Association of America

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