La muerte de Artemio CruzLa muerte de Artemio Cruz
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Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, Primera edicion, Available .Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, Primera edicion, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsUn clásico de la literatura mexicana del siglo XX, que es a su vez una audaz exploración de las posibilidades de representación en la literatura, a través de la superposición de niveles de tiempo, espacio y consciencia narrativos. "Las revoluciones las hacen los hombres de carne y hueso y no los santos, y todas acaban por crear una nueva casta privilegiada..." En su lecho de muerte, durante su último medio día, el anciano y enfermo Artemio Cruz recuerda: no siempre fue ese triste saco de huesos y fermentos corporales; alguna vez fue joven, osado, vigoroso. Y tuvo ideales, sueños, fe. Para defender todo eso, incluso combatió en una revolución. Mas la rapiña, la codicia y la corrupción extinguieron su fuego y aniquilaron su esperanza. Tal vez por ello perdió a la única mujer que de verdad lo amó. Una reflexión sobre el México surgido de la Revolución Mexicana, pero también de cuestiones tan universales y permanentes como la soledad, el poder o el desamor. La crítica ha dicho... "Excepcional, tanto en su forma de abarcar todo el espectro humano como en la sátira corrosiva y el diálogo mordaz." -The New York Times Book Review "Carlos Fuentes organizó esta novela en trece capítulos. En esas escalas, como si fuera un trío de jazz, leemos -escuchamos- un ensamble a contratiempo que va y viene por la mente de un moribundo. Con esa estructura no convencional, la historia fluye -por distintas fugas- a través de seis décadas del siglo XX mexicano. Desde el rural novecento y hasta la más cosmopolita década de los años sesenta, vemos a Artemio Cruz exhibiendo a un tipo que va en un ascenso público constante, pero con una historia interna desintegrada." -Antonio Valle, La Jornada ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In La muerte de Artemio Cruz we are present in the last moments of the life of a powerful man, one who was a revolutionary soldier, a lover without passion, and a father without a family. Carlos Fuentes reveals in this novel the thoughts of an elderly man who can no longer fend for himself; the man is confronted with an imminent and torturous death, but his will does not allow him to be defeated
An imaginative portrait of an unscrupulous individual, the story also serves as commentary on Mexican society, most notably on the abuse of power--a theme that runs throughout Fuentes' work. As the novel opens, Artemio Cruz, former revolutionary turned capitalist, lies on his deathbed. He drifts in and out of consciousness, and when he is conscious his mind wanders between past and present. The story reveals that Cruz became rich through treachery, bribery, corruption, and ruthlessness. As a young man he had been full of revolutionary ideals. Acts committed as a means of self-preservation soon developed into a way of life based on opportunism. A fully realized character, Cruz can also be seen as a symbol of Mexico's quest for wealth at the expense of moral values
An imaginative portrait of an unscrupulous individual, the story also serves as commentary on Mexican society, most notably on the abuse of power--a theme that runs throughout Fuentes' work. As the novel opens, Artemio Cruz, former revolutionary turned capitalist, lies on his deathbed. He drifts in and out of consciousness, and when he is conscious his mind wanders between past and present. The story reveals that Cruz became rich through treachery, bribery, corruption, and ruthlessness. As a young man he had been full of revolutionary ideals. Acts committed as a means of self-preservation soon developed into a way of life based on opportunism. A fully realized character, Cruz can also be seen as a symbol of Mexico's quest for wealth at the expense of moral values
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